COCOA POST

Ghana’s Ambassador to China, His Excellency Edward Boateng, working together with the Hunan government of China, has brought into existence a new marketing centre in China specifically built to sell and promote strictly African cocoa.…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria in its bid to help cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has supported smallholder farmers in Imo State with 20,000 Cocoa seedlings and other improved seeds, The Guardian of Nigeria has reported.…
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Mr Sayina Rima, outgoing National President of Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advocated investment of five per cent of oil revenue into cocoa production to develop the industry. Rima made the appeal on a webinar by Ships and…
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Below average rainfall last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions is expected to support the development of the upcoming main crop, with harvesting set to begin early, farmers said on Monday. Farmers across the country…
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Global cocoa and chocolate companies are donating $40,000 US to UNICEF to help cocoa farmers and their families in Cameroon fight the coronavirus by supporting the national emergency plan of the government. Coming on top of numerous…
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Swiss chocolate giant Lindt & Spungli is set to open its chocolate museum and experiential facility at its factory site at Schokoladenplatz 1 in Kilchberg, Switzerland. Effective next month guests from all over the world will be able…
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) reported a total purchase of 742,725 tonnes for the 2019/2020 cocoa season as at June 4, 2020, new data from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) has revealed. This reflects…
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Scores of cocoa-growing communities in the Sefwi Akontombra District of the Western North region of Ghana are in dire need of basic life necessities, most especially potable water supply. Communities like Krobomanhyia, Akwasiaha, Aboduam,…
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Cocoa farmers have appealed to Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, to increase the producer price of cocoa beans in the coming 2020/2021 season by a significant margin. According to the farmers, cost of production has…
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For years now, the value of cocoa farmers' income keeps decreasing, whereas the cost of production and living has kept increasing. Cocoa farmers, who ignited an industry worth over £131bn, are unable to afford the quality of life enjoyed…
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