COCOA POST

We recently heard of Ghana and Ivory Coast allegedly noticing Hershey's invading of the $400/t Living Income Differential levy agreed by the industry. This levy is meant to pay and help improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. This…
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When Abidjan and Accra joined forces to create cocoa’s OPEC, also referred to as COPEC, they were looking to change the power balance in the cocoa sector. But the economic downturn had other plans. The marketing year for the 2020/21…
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- Drinking hot cocoa might have benefits for your brain, according to a small new study. - That's because flavanols, a type of nutrients found in plants, could help boost your blood oxygen levels, which is linked to better cognitive…
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The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hackman Owusu- Agyemang, says his happiest moment as the overseer of Ghana's cocoa sector is to witness a strong political commitment aimed at ensuring full…
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Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, has launched a pension scheme for cocoa farmers thirty-six years after the promulgation of a law to that effect. An estimated 1.5 million cocoa farmers are expected to enrol on the scheme…
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After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa farming communities are still battling the effects of poverty, child labour and deforestation. The 2020 Cocoa Barometer report published this week is a rallying call…
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To mark the launch of the 2020 Cocoa Barometer on the first of December, Solidaridad’s Isaac Gyamfi & Heske Verburg write about the need to change gear in the cocoa industry. WITH EVERY BITE OF OUR FAVOURITE CHOCOLATE BAR, WE SWALLOW…
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The world's top two cocoa producers have cancelled their membership of the Cocoa Merchants Association of America (CMAA) amidst a row with chocolate manufacturers, according to Reuters. Ghana and Ivory Coast have accused the CMAA of aiding…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast are said to cancel all cocoa sustainability schemes run by American chocolate manufacturing giant - Hershey - within their jurisdictions, according to reports by Reuters News Agency. The chocolate maker is allegedly…
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Yara Ghana Limited picked a double at the Ghana Cocoa Awards 2020 to reinforce its market leadership in the Agro Input segment of the cocoa value chain in Ghana. Securing the Agro Input Company of the Year award for the second time…
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