COCOA POST

Guatemala is reported to have commenced processes to exit the global coffee growers body - the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The Guatemala exit, announced by the government, comes on the backdrop of falling coffee prices amid…
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For the past decades, we have seen acclaimed sustainable certification organisations, telling the whole world that there is the need to fight for fairer trade for farmers across the Globe. One of such certifications is Fairtrade, who have…
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Nigerian cocoa industry advocate and Chairman Eti-Oni Development Group, Oba Dokun Thompson, says the problems of West Africa's cocoa industry will not go away unless the region takes cocoa value addition more seriously. Oba Thompson, who…
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Findings of a Dutch university research sighted by Cocoa Post have pointed to poor coordination in business processes as a major challenge confronting Ghana's cocoa sector. A 3-member team of researchers from Wageningen University and…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of children identified as carrying out hazardous work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast. Data from the cocoa sector child labour monitoring organisation…
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Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Felchlin, has unveiled a new couverture made 100 percent from the Cocoa fruit, with no extra ingredient. Made of Bolivian cocoa beans, the chocolate is sweetened with cocoa pulp juice from Ghana and becomes…
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A software for purchasing and monitoring cocoa electronically is set to drive the cash-lite agenda for financial inclusion in the country. Popularly called CocoaAsempa, the software has enhanced financial intermediation and inclusion…
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Ghanaian cocoa farmer cooperative, Kuapa Kooko, has lost 80 percent of its majority shares in British chocolate brand, Divine Chocolate, to a strategic investor. Kuapa Kokoo cooperative, which hitherto owned 45% majority shares in the…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has this month, June 2020, completely paid up the $1.3-billion syndicated loan facility contracted for the 2019/2020 cocoa crop purchases. The September 2019 facility signed in Paris, France, was put together by…
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