COCOA POST

As Ghana joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the African Child this year, the Management of Barry Callebaut/Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited have pledged their unflinching support to the protection of the rights of children…
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The Head of Public Affairs at COCOBOD, Stephen Fiifi Boafo, has reiterated the devastating socio-economic consequences that illegal mining (galamsey) is having on the future livelihoods of cocoa farmers in the country. According to him,…
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Dear Fellow Citizens of Ghana, I am writing this appeal to bring to your attention the critical issue of illegal mining or galamsey and its adverse impact on our cocoa plantations. Cocoa is one of the essential crops that contribute…
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Ghana has become the second country in Africa, after Mozambique, to cash out on carbon credits for successfully reducing greenhouse emissions. The country, in January this year, was paid a total of $4.8 million by the World Bank's Forest…
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Some 92,242 farmers in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire have been empowered by global agri-inputs giant UPL to engage in more sustainable, equitable and profitable agriculture. UPL Limited, a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions,…
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Ghana risks losing its major foreign exchange earner cocoa, due to a combination of factors such as illegal mining, accumulated losses and major developments by some advanced countries to aggressively grow and export the crop. The Ghana…
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The world's top cocoa-producing duo, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, are strategising on the next steps to building an Economic Pact for the production and trade in sustainable cocoa. The move is in line with efforts by the two countries to…
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Lucy Afari, the Chief Executive Officer of Flexy Foods, manufacturers of Ghana's Kamini Chocolate brand is set to speak at PROPAK Ghana 2023. The Kamini Chocolate boss, who is also an Executive of the Cocoa Value Addition Artisans…
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Personnel of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) last Sunday night intercepted a heavy-duty truck loaded with 200 maxi bags of cocoa beans at Taviefe, near Ho, speeding towards Togo. The Mercedes Benz truck, BA 265 V,…
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