COCOA POST

I am sure that most stakeholders in the Cocoa sector have heard about the fake “Lab-Grown Chocolate” project under trial in Switzerland. This innovation which is being trialled as a possible solution to the “sustainability issues” raised…
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Kenya is the leading exporter of black tea in the world. The East African nation earned about US$1.1 billion from exports in 2019, and an additional 200 million dollars from domestic sales. Kenya, which has been growing tea since the…
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Ghana Cocoa Board has issued a rejoinder to the Auditor-General's report on expired chemicals and fertilizer with the assurance that prudent measures have been adopted to prevent a recurrence. The Auditor-General (AG) in its 2020 report…
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The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) and Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) have started processes to negotiate cocoa freight charges for the 2021/2022 cocoa season, Business & Financial Times has reported. Consultations and research are…
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Fertilizer and agro-chemicals valued at GH¢23.9 million expired in the custody of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) according to the Auditor-General's report. The report captures that the Board of Directors in 2018 approved for a debt of…
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Ghana's cocoa regulator, Cocobod, is set to roll out a pension scheme for cocoa farmers for the first time in the country's history. Thirty-seven years ago, the erstwhile military junta, Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC),…
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The year 2021 has been quite eventful for the cocoa and chocolate industry, especially in the area of innovation. First was the viral China cocoa export to Belgium that got African cocoa-producing nations gripped with anxiety. Then…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has procured 40,000 units of password-protected electronic weighing scales ahead of the commencement of the 2021/22 crop season in October. The scales are to be distributed to all Licensed Buying Companies…
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Pilot registration for Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme is set to commence from Monday 30th August 2021. Public Affairs Manager for Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, who made the disclosure also indicated the pilot phase of the scheme…
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A marketing expert, Petra Aba Asamoah, is advocating the inclusion of cocoa value addition in Ghana's educational curriculum to attract the youth to the sector. Speaking at a conference to mark the 2021 International Youth Day in Accra,…
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