COCOA POST

Prolonged dry Harmattan conditions have compelled the Ghana Cocoa Board to suspend its planned handing over of thousands of newly rehabilitated cocoa farms, a source at the regulator has revealed to Cocoa Post. In a speech read for the…
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Several beneficiaries of Ghana's cocoa rehabilitation programme have kicked against a planned handover of rehabilitated cocoa farms to them. Last month, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) announced its intention to officially hand over thousands…
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The International Trade Centre (ITC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands, has held a day's workshop to recognise the contributions of women in Ghana's cocoa sector as part of activities marking this year’s International…
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The Ghana Agricultural Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has proposed the resourcing of the media in Ghana to highlight the country's progress in combating child labour in cocoa production. The Project Coordinator of…
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The International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has projected global cocoa output for the 2023/24 season to shrink by 11% or more than 547,000 metric tonnes. The latest forecast published by the organisation is contained in the production…
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Solidaridad, an international non-governmental organisation, has announced the appointment of Andre de Freitas as its new Executive Director. De Freitas is due to officially assume the role on March 15, 2024, according to a press…
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Conservation Alliance International has joined forces with the Rainforest Alliance, an esteemed international non-profit organisation, to bolster farmer groups and their communities in tackling broader landscape issues through the adoption…
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Cocoa and chocolate giant Barry Callebaut has revealed plans to lay off some 2,500 workers across its global operations, according to CEO Peter Feld. The drastic downsizing move, to be implemented within the next 18 months, is aimed at…
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Abstract This paper identifies several governance factors that enable economic upgrading and the link between economic and social upgrading /downgrading of smallholders and Abusa sharecroppers in Ghana's cocoa value chain (GCVC). The…
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In a significant shift within the global cocoa industry, Ecuador is poised to overtake Ghana as the world's second-largest cocoa producer, according to data from the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). This potential shake-up…
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