COCOA POST

Fair Trade USA has set out a policy of increasing its minimum price and Community Development Premium for cocoa by 20 per cent as of October 2019. The organisation said the move would help farmers in a bid to become closer to earning a…
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Nigeria’s Omo Forest Reserve provides important habitat for animals such as forest elephants, as well as drinking water for the city of Lagos. But the reserve has been severely deforested, losing more than 7 percent of its tree cover…
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Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 2.111 million tonnes this season for the period from Oct. 1 to July 21, exporters estimated on Monday, up about 9pc from 1.928 million tonnes during the same period last season.…
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Cocoa extract, predominantly used in chocolate formulations, provides several health benefits such as better blood flow, improved insulin sensitivity, and antioxidant effects. With increasing demand for food products of high nutritional…
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The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured the $400 Living Income Differential introduced jointly with Ivory Coast on cocoa is not a surcharge. "We will like to correct the misrepresentation of the…
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Media personnel on Thursday were trained on Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI), a programme being implemented by leading cocoa-producing countries and companies towards safeguarding forests. The CFI is a programme, which has seen the…
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Mondelēz researchers in the UK have claimed a significant reformulation breakthrough, seeking to claim a patent for calcium salt as having a key impact on improving chocolate ranges. The global confectionery and snacks group believes its…
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World Cocoa Foundation member Meiji Co., Ltd., based in Japan, supports independent cocoa farmers under the “Meiji Cocoa Support” program. This includes art classes and chocolate-making classes for Ghanaian school children. A program…
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Official spokesperson for Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Fiifi Boafo, has rejected a Bloomberg report Friday claiming Ghana Cocoa got no buyers on first market appearance since $400 premium. Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's largest…
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