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Sustainability category presents updates on sustainability efforts by governments, organisations and research institutions to ensuring cocoa is preserved, produced and consumed in a responsible manner.
Cocoa Abrabopa Pays GHC9.2M Premium To Farmers
Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA), a Farmer Based Organization, has paid a total of GHC 9.2 million in premium to their farmers across the give cocoa growing regions in Ghana.
The cash premium also known as the Sustainability Differential…
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Ghana Enrols 1.2 Million Smallholder Farms Onto Cocoa Traceability System
A deputy Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr Emmanuel Opoku has disclosed that 1,239,169 individual cocoa farms covering a total area of 1,380,566 hectares have been captured onto the country's Cocoa Management System (CMS).…
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Nigerian Students Plant Trees To Mark International Day Of The African Child
Members of Seed for Change Initiative, an employee engagement platform of Barry Callebaut Nigeria, have engaged with over 800 students in Nigeria as part of activities marking the International Day of the African Child, commemorated on June…
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Innovation and Governance: Combating Galamsey To Protect Our Cocoa Farms
Galamsey - the illegal mining of gold and other precious minerals - has become a severe environmental and social issue in many cocoa farming communities across the country.
The unregulated mining activities have not only caused vast…
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Barry Callebaut Nyonkopa Pledges Commitment To Safeguard Child Rights In Cocoa Supply Chain
As Ghana joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child this year, the Management of Barry Callebaut/Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited have pledged their unflinching support to the protection of the rights of children…
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West Africa Eyes Opportunity For Better Cocoa Prices With EUDR
There are concerns, mainly by civil society, about the potential implications of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) particularly on West African smallholder cocoa farmers.
Cocoa production in the region is often cited for…
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Carbon Credits From Climate-Smart Cocoa Earns Ghana $4.8-Million Reward
Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Mozambique, to cash out on carbon credits for successfully reducing greenhouse emissions.
The country, in January this year, was paid a total of $4.8 million by the World Bank's Forest…
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UPL Empowers Over 92K Farmers In Sustainable Agriculture
Some 92,242 farmers in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have been empowered by global agri-inputs giant UPL to engage in more sustainable, equitable and profitable agriculture.
UPL Limited, a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions,…
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Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Explores Next Steps For Economic Pact on Sustainable Cocoa
The world's top cocoa-producing duo, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, are strategising on the next steps to building an Economic Pact for the production and trade in sustainable cocoa.
The move is in line with efforts by the two countries to…
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EU Council Approves Deforestation Regulation For Enforcement
The Council of the European Union has given its final approval for its Deforestation Regulation aimed at reducing deforestation associated with key EU market imports.
The regulation is targeted at cocoa, palm oil, cattle, wood, coffee,…
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