COCOA POST

Ghana's cocoa regulator, Cocobod, has earmarked one percent of cocoa sold by cocoa farmers as counterpart funding for the country's newly launched Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme. The long-awaited welfare intervention for the Ghanaian cocoa…
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The maiden edition of Ghana Cocoa Summit is scheduled to take place in Accra on Friday 12 November 2021. The event, which forms part of the annual Ghana Cocoa Awards, is aimed at exploring agribusiness opportunities available in the…
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The National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) has called for a renewed commitment among stakeholders towards the attainment of food security in the country as Ghana joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day. In a statement issued…
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In recent months, there has been continuous heavy rainfall across the country – with its accompanying challenges like flooding, breeding diseases and plant failure within the agriculture space – in which cocoa production is seriously…
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In the year 2020, Ghana and Ivory Coast leveraged their cocoa production dominance to capture some extra value; that is, the Living Income Differential (LID) levy that granted cocoa farmers $400 extra income for a metric ton of cocoa beans…
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Ghanaian-German social enterprise, fairafric Ghana, has unveiled the first of three exciting new flavours of its Made In Africa chocolate brand. The freshly released variant named 57% Baobab Moringa pays tribute to Ghana's independence…
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The Ghanaian cocoa sector's transition from the old analogue mechanical weighing scales to digital electronic weighing scales is said to take effect from October 8, 2021, when cocoa purchases officially commence. "To assist the farmer to…
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The Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) says it is committed to transparency and continuous improvement of Human Rights cases in cocoa-growing communities. The group is paying special focus on building capacity and systems to improve human…
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Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) and Alfred Ritter GmbH are conducting a living income survey in Daboase, Aboso, Bonsa-Tarkwa and Bogoso cocoa Districts in the Western Region of Ghana. The joint exercise is part of several sustainability…
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The Norwegian Embassy in Ghana and its partners have launched a project to combat forced and child labour in the country’s cocoa and gold sector value chain, in Accra. The initiative is intended to complement the government’s effort at…
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