COCOA POST

Founder and Managing Editor of Cocoa Post, Kojo Hayford, has been elected as the Media and Communication Officer for the Cocoa Value Addition Artisans Association of Ghana (COVAAAGH). Hayford will serve alongside three other elected…
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Swiss-Ghanaian start-up Koa has secured $10 million in growth capital to accelerate its disruptive upcycling business around the cocoa fruit. A press release copied to Cocoa Post stated that the investment will allow the company to scale…
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The African Cocoa Platform (AfCoP) has unveiled a new competition seeking to promote agroforestry and other sustainable practices in cocoa farming. Cocoa farmers from the three-member countries of the organisation, namely Ghana, Cameroon…
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"I have travelled far away from home to be at this important gathering. A few years ago, it would have been impossible for me, a woman, to attend this cocoa farming-related programme," Charity Ofori, a female cocoa farmer, told Cocoa Post.…
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The Most Enterprising Female Cocoa Farmer 2021, Madam Adjoa Sintim, has received a cheque for 250,000 Ghana Cedis as a supplementary prize for the award. The presentation at Cocoa House, headoffice of Ghana Cocoa Board, was in fulfilment…
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A group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have called on the European Commission to "rapidly engage in formal negotiations" with Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire towards the establishment of an Economic Pact on Sustainable Cocoa. "The…
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With the enormous prospects and opportunities in the cocoa sector, constant conversations about its progress can never be enough. Although farmers may be doing their bit to enhance their lives, the bigger task lies at the doorsteps of…
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The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) has held its 10th Annual General Meeting in Berlin on the topic 'Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Working Together for Better Living Conditions for Cocoa Farmers.' The theme…
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The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) says it is hoping to tap into Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire's $400 per tonne Living Income Differential (LID) to improve the livelihoods of its smallholder farmers. West African neighbours, Ghana…
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Chocolate and cocoa products giant, the Barry Callebaut Group, has announced its plans to build a new specialty chocolate factory in Ontario, Canada, expanding its North American presence. The new state-of-the-art factory is planned to…
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