COCOA POST

The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) estimates a global cocoa supply deficit of around 100,000 tonnes for the just-ended 2022/23 season. According to the ICCO, contrary to market expectations for a balanced supply situation,…
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Ghana will have $330 million less funds to purchase its 2023/24 cocoa crop as compared to the last season. Officials had projected to secure $1.2 billion in the annual roadshow to raise a syndicated credit facility for purchasing cocoa…
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Stakeholders in the cocoa value chain believe that highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) pose grave dangers to cocoa farmers, their families and communities in Ghana and across West Africa. In Ghana, pesticides are used by most farmers to…
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The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has celebrated its 50th anniversary at a ceremony held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to mark half a century of commitment to sustainable growth in the cocoa sector and a living income for cocoa…
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A visit today to Dadieso, the capital of the Suaman District, in the Western North Region of Ghana, reveals a bustling community with tarred streets awash with people and Pragya tricycle taxis. But only two years back, this community,…
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An unprecedented scale of cross-border cocoa smuggling activities has rocked Ghana over the last few months. The alarming loss of the country's crop output to illegal merchants said to be operating around the borders with Togo, Burkina…
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Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa farmgate price by 11.1% from 900FCFA to 1,000FCFA ($1.62) per kilogram for the 2023/24 crop season. The minister for agriculture and rural development, Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani, also announced the new…
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The ICE Benchmark Administration Limited has, in partnership with data solutions firm, Meridia, launched the ICE Commodity Traceability (ICE CoT) service. The technology platform is designed to support industries' compliance with the…
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The Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has lauded Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and Afarinick Company Limited for successfully addressing challenges that bedevilled implementation of the ongoing National Cocoa Rehabilitation…
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Three Mountains Cocoa (TMC), an organic cocoa-sourcing startup, has announced the launch of its global operations. This marks a significant milestone in the TMC's journey to bring the finest African cocoa to chocolatiers and…
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