Ghana Startups to Get Direct Cocoa Beans Supply This Year
Ghanaian farmers and local cocoa processing startups would, starting this year, be able to purchase cocoa beans directly from the national cocoa trading agency, Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), for chocolate and confectionery manufacturing.…
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How SOCODEVI is Helping Bridge Gender Gaps in Cocoa Communities
Women cocoa farmers are often excluded from decision-making and sometimes compelled, by circumstances, to give up their lands to their male counterparts for large-scale farming operations.
This phenomenon jeopardises Ghana's efforts to…
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Will your Chocolate be the same without Ghana Cocoa?
In the world of chocolate connoisseurs and enthusiasts, Ghana has long been recognised as the heart and soul of cocoa production.
The West African nation plays a pivotal role in shaping the global chocolate industry. Beyond supplying a…
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Tax Burden on Cocoa Cooperatives Affecting Production
The chairman of the Ghana Cooperative Council, Dr Bernad Bingab, has stated that the country's inability to exempt cocoa cooperatives from tax may be contributing to declining annual output.
Ghana has, for two consecutive crop seasons,…
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Highlighting the 4Ps of Cocoa Production in Ghana
Cocoa, scientifically known as Theobroma cacao, is one of the most important cash crops in Ghana's burgeoning economy. Cocoa has widely been described as the mainstay of Ghana's economy.
For over a century now, cocoa has been the main…
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AgriTech Challenge Pro 2024 Cohort in Team Building Bootcamp
Kosmos Innovation Center (KIC) has organised a team-building and bonding bootcamp for the 2024 cohort of the AgriTech Challenge Pro.
The AgriTech Challenge Pro is a programme organised in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation,…
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Cocoa Shortage Forces Shutdown of Ghana Cocoa Processors
Some cocoa processors in Ghana are said to have halted operations due to an acute shortage of cocoa beans.
A source close to the matter told Cocoa Post that some grinders in the West African country had not received cocoa bean allocations…
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How Are Multi-stakeholder Initiatives Contributing to Sustainable Cocoa Production?
Ghana has not only been a significant player in the global cocoa market but has also faced challenges associated with conventional cocoa farming. The sweetness of the chocolate we consume often covers the harsh realities faced by the cocoa…
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Labour Relations and Working Conditions of Workers on Smallholder Cocoa Farms in Ghana
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The millions of farm workers in the Global South are an important resource for smallholder producers. However, research on their labour organisation is limited. This article focuses on smallholder farm workers in Ghana’s…
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Enriching the Significance of Living Income
For several years, there is an active international community of scholars and activists promoting a benchmark for paying a decent ‘living income’ to smallholder farmers and workers in developing countries.
While agreement has been…
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