Value Addition

Some Ghanaian cocoa farmers are asking for a review of the COCOBOD Law to allow them unhindered participation in the country's emerging cocoa value addition space. They anticipate that a review of Ghana's cocoa sector governing law will…
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The Cocoa Value Addition Artisans Association of Ghana (COVAAAGH) is set to showcase an innovative Ghana made artisanal cocoa products line at the 13th World Trade Promotion Organizations - WTPO Conference and Awards in Accra, Ghana.…
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Founder and Managing Editor of Cocoa Post, Kojo Hayford, has been elected as the Media and Communication Officer for the Cocoa Value Addition Artisans Association of Ghana (COVAAAGH). Hayford will serve alongside three other elected…
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Swiss-Ghanaian start-up Koa has secured $10 million in growth capital to accelerate its disruptive upcycling business around the cocoa fruit. A press release copied to Cocoa Post stated that the investment will allow the company to scale…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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