COCOA POST

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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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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