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Value Addition
Value Addition is category is for spotlighting all efforts to add value to the cocoa tree and its produce at all levels of the value chain
Let’s Invest In Cocoa Value Addition For Economic Transformation
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of the Ghana Investments Promotions Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant has said it was time Ghana committed to making the needed financial investments to tap into the full potential of cocoa and chocolate industry…
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Valrhona And Koa’s Oabika Cocoa Fruit Juice Concentrate Set For Global Launch
French chocolate maker, Valrhona, and Swiss-Ghanaian startup Koa Impact have introduced "Oabika" a cocoa fruit juice concentrate for chefs and other gastronomy professionals.
The product, the latest of many derived from Koa's cocoa pulp…
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Let’s Include Cocoa Value Addition In Educational Curriculum
A marketing expert, Petra Aba Asamoah, is advocating the inclusion of cocoa value addition in Ghana's educational curriculum to attract the youth to the sector.
Speaking at a conference to mark the 2021 International Youth Day in Accra,…
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ABCDE Africa Calls On Youth To Venture Into Chocolate Making
A non-governmental organisation, African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE) has observed this year’s International Youth Day with a conference for a cross-section of Ghanaian youngsters on Youth Innovation in chocolate-making.…
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5 Business Ideas For Wealth Creation In The Cocoa Sector
Cocoa continues to play an important role in the world economy, including that of cocoa origin countries like Ghana.
In the 2019/2020 crop season, Ghana produced 850,000 metric tons of cocoa beans, maintaining its position as the 2nd…
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Netizens Drool Over Mansa Gold Craft Chocolate’s Packaging
A shopper's tweet complimenting the packaging of bean to bar chocolate brand Mansa Gold has set the internet talking with over a thousand likes and 340 retweets.
The Twitter user tweeting as @kofiamed posted his impression with the…
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COCOBOD Courts Swiss Partnership To Set Up More Cocoa Processing Plants in Ghana
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has made the case for Switzerland to consider deepening its economic relations with Ghana by partnering with the country to establish more cocoa processing plants.
Increasing local processing of cocoa beans is…
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Ivory Coast Walks The Talk In Value Addition To Capture More Wealth From Booming Agriculture
Ivory Coast wrestled the world's top producer of cocoa position from West African neighbour, Ghana, in 1978 and has since not looked back.
For 4years and counting the country's annual cocoa crop output has surpassed the 2million metric…
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Expand Value Addition To Ghana’s Cocoa Beyond The Idea Of Chocolate
Ghana’s main upgrading strategy in the cocoa sector has been to maintain quality while struggling with cocoa processing and manufacturing of chocolate.
Previous governments of Ghana have attempted to process cocoa into various products,…
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COCOBOD Signs Deal With Bühler Group To Increase Cocoa Value Addition Drive
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swiss food processing technology giant Bühler Group to support the country's value addition drive.
Bühler Group is a world leader in cocoa processing and chocolate…
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