COCOA POST

Dynamic agroforestry is a sustainable form of land use that integrates different types of trees and crops. It promotes the production of numerous tree species alongside cocoa, unlike traditional cocoa farming, which frequently entails…
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Rainforest Alliance (RA) is an international non-profit organization working at the intersection of business, agriculture, and forests to make responsible business the new normal. The organisation is building an alliance to protect…
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A deputy Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr Emmanuel Opoku has disclosed that 1,239,169 individual cocoa farms covering a total area of 1,380,566 hectares have been captured onto the country's Cocoa Management System (CMS).…
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Amplified Business, a social marketing initiative of Ghana's Ministry of Information, has cast the spotlight on Flexy Foods, manufacturers of the Kamini Chocolate brand. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, led a team from his…
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Chocolate is a beloved treat, but sometimes the cocoa beans that go into bars and other sweets have unpleasant flavours or scents, making the final products taste bad. Surprisingly, only a few compounds associated with these stinky odours…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has handed over a 3-unit classroom block and auxiliary facility to Akweteykrom Basic School in the Assin South district of the Central Region of Ghana. The initiative is part of its efforts to…
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Rainforest Alliance, an international NGO, has with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) presented assorted school supplies to two community basic schools in Ghana in commemoration of the 2023 World Day…
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Members of Seed for Change Initiative, an employee engagement platform of Barry Callebaut Nigeria, have engaged with over 800 students in Nigeria as part of activities marking the International Day of the African Child, commemorated on June…
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Galamsey - the illegal mining of gold and other precious minerals - has become a severe environmental and social issue in many cocoa farming communities across the country. The unregulated mining activities have not only caused vast…
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American lawmakers have introduced two new legislations to Congress aimed at helping tackle the enduring problem of child labour on US farms. The intervention comes at a time the United States is grappling with a rise in the incidence of…
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