COCOA POST

To empower students of the SDA High School in Bekwai, Ashanti Region of Ghana, and promote sustainable farming practices, a special training session on artificial pollination was conducted for them. Officers from the Bekwai District of the…
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What Cocoa Certification Is All About? Cocoa certification tells the story behind the cocoa product that is being consumed and how it was cultivated under sustainable principles and therefore the producer is awarded a premium for complying…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has handed over motorcycles and office equipment to four district assemblies under its Landscape and Referral Pilot Project to enhance the performance of its critical partners in Ghana's cocoa…
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Opoku Acheampong Emmanuel, 54, returns from a 5-mile roundtrip to his 8-acre cocoa farm. He makes this routine journey on foot. The farm is located on the outskirts of Kokotro, near Bekwai in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He has been…
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The subject of cocoa prices and the income of Ghanaian smallholder cocoa farmers is a complex one, influenced by various factors within the cocoa supply chain. While cocoa prices may have seen record hikes in recent times, it does not…
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Ivory Coast has put a freeze on cocoa contracts for the 2023/24 crop season following weeks of torrential rains that have flooded farms, Reuters has reported. With cocoa prices currently at record levels due to concerns over supplies, the…
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The much-anticipated world chocolate exhibition, Salon du Chocolat 2023 is set to take place in Paris Porte de Versailles this year from 28th to 1st November, the organisers have announced. The Salon du Chocolat in Paris since its creation…
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EuroChocolate 2023, an annual chocolate festival, is set to come off in the Italian city of Perugia from the 13th to the 22nd of October. The festival deemed one of the largest chocolate festivals in Europe has captivated chocolate…
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Cote d'Ivoire's Cavally Forest is reported to have seen a significant facelift thanks to a 3-year multi-sectoral restoration partnership. Preliminary results from the first phase of the Cavally forest restoration project point to an…
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Ghanaian chocolate has in the past few years warmed its way into the hearts of connoisseurs, even as chocolate lovers around the world have become increasingly discerning about their cocoa treats. While several brands and origins exist,…
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