COCOA POST

Cocoa production in Ghana can see a significant increase if more investment is made in irrigating cocoa farms. This means, the cash crop will not only be harvested all year round but increase production between four to five folds for…
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At the recently held Africa- EU Week celebration from the 14th to 18th February 2022, young Fairtrade producers were part of a series of side events organised by the youth on key thematics relating to integrated development on the African…
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Thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality of the Western Region of Ghana say they risk losing their farms in the coming weeks, as their landlord pushes through his plan to chop down all cocoa trees to…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of the Ghana Investments Promotions Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant has said it was time Ghana committed to making the needed financial investments to tap into the full potential of cocoa and chocolate industry…
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More than two dozen Ghanaian artisanal chocolate makers and cocoa innovators are expected to showcase their best at the maiden Business of Chocolate Summit and exhibition on Monday, 21st February 2022 in Accra. The event dubbed The…
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The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, and his Ivorian counterpart, Alhasanne Outtara, have challenged the European Union to prioritise the livelihood and incomes of cocoa farmers as it mulls over its cocoa sector due diligence…
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The President of the West Akim Cooperative  Cocoa Farmers (Cocoa Life), Adu Essel Sampson, has called on cocoa farmer cooperatives to make a conscious effort to allocate part of their premium to support community projects as a way of giving…
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A new study by environment rights group Mighty Earth and its global partners claims cocoa production is still driving the destruction of forests in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. The alarming findings from the world's top two cocoa-producing…
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A scientist and former Executive Director of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, has extolled the benefit of dark chocolate and bitter cocoa as a sexual stimulant. According to Dr Opoku, studies have…
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