COCOA POST

The Executive Director of the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO), Mr Michel Arrion, has reiterated calls for a unified cocoa sector sustainability agenda that prioritises fair pricing for cocoa growers. Mr Arrion was among the…
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The European Union (EU) in Ghana will hold a high-level conference as part of its Sustainable Cocoa  Dialogue series expected to be addressed by Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The series has served as a crucial platform to discuss…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also ensure the security of funds, a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at COCOBOD, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku has said. The move…
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In 2019, Ghana earned $1.85 billion from the export value of raw cocoa beans according to the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT) 2021. Meanwhile, the global chocolate industry in 2019 was worth…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana are escalating action against cocoa buyers refusing to pay a $400-per-tonne Living Income Differential (LID) with a threat to name and shame top chocolate brands undermining the scheme. The two leading cocoa producers…
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The International Cocoa Initiative(ICI) has announced that it is seeking to completely eliminate child and forced labour in the cocoa supply chain in Ghana and Ivory Coast. This follows research findings by the National Opinion Research…
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The world's number one cocoa producer, Ivory Coast, has announced an ambitious plan to plant 50 million trees in one day before the close of the year, Abidjan.net has reported. It comes on the heels of its West African neighbour, Ghana,…
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Ghana's cocoa farmers pension scheme is said to commence operations by October 2021 with the onboarding of some 1.5 million farmers. The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) says it has been working at the modalities for…
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Coffee and cocoa from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are internationally renowned for their high quality and robust flavour. The industry is also an important economic driver in Congo. In North and South Kivu, an estimated…
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Ghana's Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has been elected the first Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (ICCIG). Dr Akoto's election marks an important step in…
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