COCOA POST

The government of Ghana has approved emergency measures aimed at expediting payments to cocoa farmers across the country, Accra-based news portal Myjoyonline has reported. The move, a significant step to bail out Ghana Cocoa Board the…
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On Monday, March 10, 2025, major news portals and social media platforms in Ghana were dominated by reports attributed to the Chairman of both SCANCOM and MANTRAC Ghana Limited, who doubles as the Chair of the National Economic Dialogue,…
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The Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG) has attributed the deepening crisis in the cocoa sector to what it describes as a flawed sales strategy by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), its trading arm, the Cocoa Marketing…
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For generations, cocoa has been Ghana’s economic heartbeat. It pays school fees, sustains communities, earns foreign exchange, and placed Ghana on the global map as a respected agricultural nation. In many cocoa-growing communities, cocoa…
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A farmer in Ghana's northern savanna grasslands has broken the age-old myth that cocoa, a forested crop, cannot thrive in the arid region. Cocoa production in the West African country dates back to 1879 in the Eastern Region and later…
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Afarinick, a leader in landscape restoration and farm management; CJ Commodities, a licensed Ghanaian cocoa buying company with a 10% market share in the 2024/25 season; and Oman Carbon, a pan-African Carbon Project Developer, today…
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The International Trade Center (ITC), as part of its efforts to enhance industry preparedness for the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) on cocoa, held a High-Level Public-Private Dialogue on Ghana's…
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Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Chairman of the Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Ghana's Parliament, has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA) in its…
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Smallholder cocoa farmers in Ghana are poised to gain a stronger voice in decision-making processes within the cocoa sector, with the establishment of the Ghana Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Association. Through this association,…
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Ghana's cocoa industry faces significant challenges, threatening its status as the world's number two producer top producer. Illegal gold mining, known as "galamsey," continues to destroy vast tracts of cocoa farms in all cocoa-growing…
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