COCOA POST

International cocoa and chocolate scholar, Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, has been appointed chair of the 3-member Advisory and Awarding Board of Ghana Cocoa Awards, an industry awards scheme. Professor Afoakwa, who is also the…
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Anytime, the topics of low income and worsening livelihood of cocoa farmers are raised in Ghana, people mistakenly assume Ghana to be the cocoa farmer and thus they argue that Ghana needs to add value to its cocoa beans to improve its…
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Through a joint initiative, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have managed to convince chocolate traders and makers to raise the price they pay for cocoa. With Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s top two cocoa producers, as well as Nigeria,…
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Some lead cocoa farmers and opinion leaders from Asunafo-Abomosu, a cocoa farming community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region have petitioned the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, to…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, has once again raised a red flag over the misapplication of agrochemicals by farmers, indicating that the wrongful practice poses threats to sustainable cocoa production and productivity.…
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Purchasing cocoa is a capital-intensive operation by Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs).  The LBCs’ function is to purchase cocoa from farmers for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), who then export to the external market. Being a…
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Ghana is the world's second-largest producer of cocoa beans, with average production of around 800,000 metric tonnes per annum. Experts believe the West African nation has the potential to do more, but for some challenges militating…
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Nestle has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Limited, effective September 1, 2020. Mr Alarcon has a robust and in-depth understanding of Central and West Africa. A statement…
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The President of New Juaben Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union, Mr Thomas Adjei, has said Ghana risks losing her spot as the second largest cocoa producer country in the world due to illegal mining. According to him, the indiscriminate sale…
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The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) on Monday forecast a global cocoa surplus of 42,000 tonnes in the 2019/20 season, which runs from October to September. The inter-governmental body had previously forecast there would be a…
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