World Cocoa Farmers Organization Urges COCOBOD To Fasttrack Farmers Pension Scheme
The World Cocoa Farmers Organization has called on COCOBOD to fast track the cocoa farmer pension scheme policy to ensure aged farmers in the country live a decent life.
While commending COCOBOD and government for the recent increment of…
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Investigation In Ghana Uncovers Shipping of Uncertified Cocoa Under Rented Certification License
JoyNews investigations have uncovered how some Licensed Buying Companies and farmer society groups illegally rent their certification licenses to businessmen to enable them to export regular cocoa as certified ones.
It came to the fore…
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Demystifying The Cocoa Sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
The Netherlands-based Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) recently completed a study “Demystifying the Cocoa Sector in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire” to answer some basic questions around the household demographics of cocoa farmers, food…
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EU Begins Key Dialogues With Ghana And Ivory Coast On Sustainability
The European Commission has undertaken a key initiative aimed at delivering tangible improvements to sustainability policies within the cocoa sector, reports Neill Barston.
Among the core measures being put forward is a new…
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G-Money, Eliho Ghana Partner To Digitise Cocoa Payments
GCB Bank Limited, Ghana’s largest and first indigenous bank has partnered Eliho Ghana Ltd. to facilitate the transfer and receipt of funds in the cocoa farming and purchasing ecosystem, using the G-Money platform.
The G-Money - Eliho…
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Dawn of the Living Income Differential; A Potential Major Impact on West African Cocoa Farming
This past week has seen the key start of the latest cocoa season within West Africa, which sees the introduction of the Living Income Differential put forward by the governments of the Ivory Coast and Ghana to support farmers wages. In a…
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Hope Returns To Ghana’s CSSVD-Ravaged Western North Cocoa Region
Life has returned to villages, hamlets and communities which were hitherto abandoned by migrant cocoa farmers due to the outbreak and ravaging effects of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) in Ghana's Western North Region.…
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Tobago Cocoa Estate Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Wins Europe Award
Two centuries ago, sugar was the undisputed king of Tobago. But owing to the efforts of Tobagonian Duane Dove, owner and founder of Tobago Cocoa Estate, there is a new king in town – cocoa.
On 50 sprawling acres in Roxborough, the main…
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Olam Confirms 100% Cocoa Sourcing Traceability In Its Supply Chains
Ingredients business Olam Cocoa has confirmed it has now achieved 100% traceability of directly sourced cocoa across its international supply chain, reports Neill Barston.
The company, which initially made a commitment five years ago to…
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Sand Winning Destroying Cocoa Farms In Ghana’s Ashanti Region
Indiscriminate sand winning has reared its ugly head in parts of Ashanti Region, destroying cocoa farms and farmlands.
The aggression of the sand winners poses a threat to sustainable cocoa production as farms along streams in the target…
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