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Tech & Innovation category places a special focus on technology and innovations in the cocoa industry value chain in terms of process improvement, technology, efficiency, upcycling, etc
Cocobod’s CMS Makes Gains, Over 600K Cocoa Farmers Enrolled
Establishing a credible database on cocoa farmers in the country became key on the agenda of the Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the decision of the Government to institute a pension scheme for cocoa farmers across the…
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Ghana Hopeful To Meet EU Due Diligence With Cocoa Management System
The Government of Ghana through the Ghana Cocoa Board is developing a Cocoa Management System, CMS, to enable Ghana to meet the European(EU) due diligence requirements, Minister for Food and Agriculture, Hon. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has…
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Olam Group Announces Maya Hari As CEO of Climate-Tech Venture Terrascope
Olam Group has appointed Maya Hari as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its climate-tech venture Terrascope.
Terrascope, which is based s Singapore, is said to support businesses to accurately and efficiently manage and reduce their…
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Koa Pioneers Transparent Payments Using Blockchain Technology
Koa, a Ghanaian-Swiss startup, says it has achieved a breakthrough payment transparency system using blockchain technology that proves payments and higher income for cocoa farmers.
The transparency system, which is a product of…
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KNUST Engineers Solar-Powered Cocoa Pod Breaker
Engineers at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana have built a solar-powered cocoa pod breaker to ease the work of farmers.
The team of engineers from the Mechanical Engineering department say the equipment…
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Swiss Scientists Manufacture Breakthrough Lab-Grown Chocolate
Scientists at a Swiss technology institute Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) have become the first to have successfully developed lab-grown chocolate.
The team made up of biotechnologists and food technologists was led by…
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Payment Of Cocoa Farmers To Go Digital – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also ensure the security of funds, a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at COCOBOD, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku has said.
The move…
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COCOBOD Adopts Green Technologies In Seedling Production
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has adopted the use of cocopeat and re-usable receptacles as new technologies for raising cocoa seedlings at nursery sites.
The green technologies of cocopeat growing medium and re-usable plastic containers…
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Fairtrade Aids Creation of Farmer-Owned Data System For Cocoa Traceability
Six cocoa cooperatives in Ivory Coast have succeeded in creating their own data system through a partnership with agricultural technology firms and Fairtrade.
The data system pilot project in the West African nation is aimed at…
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Ghana Made KOA Cocoa Pulp Juice Features In Italy’s Venchi Gelato
Venchi, the Italian chocolate and gelato manufacturer, has successfully introduced an exciting new addition to its range of sorbet made from cocoa fruit.
The vegan Venchi gelato is based on Koa Pure, a 100% natural cocoa fruit juice…
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