COCOA POST

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has expressed optimism that the Cocoa Producer Price for the 2019/2020 crop year will come as good news to cocoa farmers. The COCOBOD Chief said he trusts…
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Asia's cocoa industry is scouring for ways to boost local bean supplies as the region's chocoholics munch through more candy than ever. Asia chocolate demand, experts believe can be solved by increasing production in Indonesia, the top…
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The Minister of Trade of of Cameroon, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, has formally launched the 2019-2020 cocoa campaign in Sangmelima, South-Cameroon. During the launching ceremony, the minister indicated that the outlooks were favorable for…
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Three Ghanaian farmers have had their cocoa beans selected among the top 50 in the world among 223 samples submitted for the 2019 edition of the International Cocoa Awards (ICA). Augustine Blay and Joseph Jongmaatey both of Elubo in the…
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic, together with representatives of the private sector of both countries, are working to define and apply a common strategy to prevent an eventual occurrence of moniliasis, a disease that attacks cocoa crops.…
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Jose Saguban, a farmer from Kialaw, Malabog in Paquibato District, Davao City, will compete with 49 other farmers from all over the world for the prestigious 2019 International Cocoa Awards (ICA) during the Salon Du Chocolat in Paris,…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has banned the use of all forms of incentives given to cocoa farmers on a bag of cocoa beans sold. According to the board, the incentives had resulted in unhealthy competition among Licensed Cocoa Buying…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has denied media reports that it plans to increase the producer price paid to cocoa farmers in the 2019/20 cocoa season to GH¢8,000 per tonne. It said beyond the reports being untrue, they were premature as…
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