Cocoa Farm Irrigation: Mondelez Leads Private Sector Response To Declining Cocoa Production
"Old and unproductive", that is how Francis Oko Lanquaye described his 4 and half-acre cocoa farm when he acquired it some years back.
It is located at Otwebediedua, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, about 65 kilometres northwest of…
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Why Ghana Will No Longer Sell Cocoa To Switzerland
A year ago, Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland.
But his visit may not have gone as his host would wish as he announced that his…
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Mondelēz To Reduce Virgin Plastic Use To Combat Plastic Pollution
* Company builds on existing 2025 goals with new aim to cut virgin plastic use in rigid plastic packaging by at least 25%
* Part of broader efforts to eliminate, reduce, replace and recycle plastics across portfolio
* Calls for more…
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Empowered Women Lead the Fight Against Child Labour
Meet Stella Anokye, a middle-aged cocoa farmer who owns a five-acre plot in Wamase, Ghana’s Ashanti Region. Stella is an anti-child labour champion and leads the Nyame Ne Yen Boafo (“God is our helper”) village savings group.
Prior to…
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EU/Côte d’Ivoire: €1bn To Support The Ivorian Cocoa Sector, Really?
During the weekend of 20 February, Jobst von Kirchmann, the European Union (EU) ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire, proposed a package worth up to €1bn ($1.2bn) destined for the Ivorian cocoa industry over the period 2021-2027 to help it…
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Alex Assanvo Heads Ivory Coast And Ghana Cocoa Initiative
Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's top two cocoa beans producers, have appointed Alex Arnaud Assanvo to head an organisation born out of their joint cooperation on cocoa.
Until his appointment as the first-ever Executive Secretary of the…
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‘Neglect’ Of Coffee Industry Results In Exports Revenue Decline From $1.4 Billion To $34,000
Revenue in exports from coffee for the year 2018 was $34,000.
This is according to the President of the Coffee Federation of Ghana (CFG), Chief Nat Ebo Nsarko.
The $34,000 export revenue recorded for 2018 stands in sharp contrast for…
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Fairafric Flays Big Chocolate On Refusal To Pay $400 LID To Tackle Cocoa Farmer Poverty
Organic chocolate social enterprise, fairafric, has taken a swipe at giant chocolate makers for their alleged refusal to buy Africa's cocoa beans in an apparent move to skirt a $400 per ton premium termed the Living Income Differential…
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Update 37-Year-Old COCOBOD Law To Attract Young Bright Minds To Cocoa Sector
The Chief Executive Officer of Mi-Cocoa, Nana Aduna II, is advocating the immediate review of the thirty-seven year old Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Law to meet the present demands of the cocoa sector.
Nana Aduna II, a cocoa farmer and…
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Ghana To Celebrate National Chocolate Week February 8 – 14
The Minister of Information designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has launched the 2021 National Chocolate Week at the Marriott hotel in Accra.
The celebration, which is slated for February 8 - 14, 2021 is packed with activities to encourage…
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