COCOA POST

A 45-year-old cocoa farmer, Bismark Fuachie, has been adjudged Ghana's 2022 National Best Cocoa Farmer. Fuachie becomes the youngest cocoa farmer, in recent times, to win the coveted award. He was unveiled at a ceremony to commemorate the…
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In the world of entrepreneurship, some dream and hope their ideas become reality whilst others seize any available opportunity to make their dreams come true. In the end, what these people want is to have something they can proudly call…
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Nestlé has announced a partnership with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa. The global food giant sees the move as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building…
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The African Cocoa Platform (AfCoP) has held its 2022 General Assembly Conference in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, to among others chart a sustainable future for the knowledge-sharing body. The two-day programme, from 29 - 30 November, saw…
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a $27.9 million grant for Ghana's Savannah agriculture development project in the Savannah region. The grant is expected to help increase climate-resilient production of…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has charged all Ghanaians to support the fight against ‘galamsey’ in cocoa growing areas as a form of deliberately protecting national pride. It, therefore, wants all and sundry to join the campaign in…
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A new stakeholder expert group has been constituted to explore a lasting solution to the cocoa price standoff between West African producers and buyers. Announcing the move, the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) said the working…
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The Managing Director of Federated Commodities Company Limited (FEDCO), Hajia Maria Adamu-Zibo, has emerged as the Best Business Leader of the Year 2022 at the Fourth Edition of the Ghana Cocoa Dinner and Awards held in Accra. The award is…
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Dr. Veronica Agartha Martinson, a 100-year-old Ghanaian Crop Scientist has become the 2022 recipient of the Ghana Cocoa Awards Lifetime Achievement Honour. Dr. Martinson has thus joined the ranks of former President John Agyekum Kufuor and…
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A cocoa farmer, Ishmael Pomasi, says poor prices for cocoa continue to remain a daunting puzzle yet to be tackled by cocoa buyers and chocolate multinationals. Pomasi, who is also the chairman of the Cocoa Abrabopa Association, regrets…
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