COCOA POST

KitKat has severed its ties with Fairtrade, despite the organisation behind the scheme warning that thousands of farmers would be hit by the move. The Swiss-owned food giant said it would now source its cocoa for KitKat bars from farms on…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday unveiled the $600-million cocoa syndicated loan facility to revamp the West African country's cocoa sector. The COCOBOD loan was pooled by a consortium of development finance institutions namely the…
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The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has appealed to cocoa farmers in the country to adhere strictly to all the safety protocols in the fight against the COVID19 pandemic. He noted that many people,…
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Ghana Cocoa Board, COCOBOD, is set to launch a US$600 million Syndicated Loan Facility tomorrow, 23rd June 2020, to enhance crop production and also invest in local processing and consumption efforts. The African Development Bank…
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International lenders have refused to underwrite the risk of $1.3 billion cocoa syndication loan for the 2020/21 crop season. These international lenders, according to Reuters, have cited the uncertainty amid the Coronavirus Pandemic as…
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Cocoblock, a digital solution developed by French NGO Nitidae, has demonstrated blockchain technology can contribute to better traceability of cocoa production in Ivory Coast. Cocoblock blockchain, which according to Nitidae, was developed…
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A landmark agreement on land-lease in Ghana's leading cocoa producing hub is praised as significant in increasing national production output. A protracted land dispute had meant about 614,000 hectares of smallholder cocoa farms lacked…
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ILO Conventions No. 138 on the minimum age for employment and Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour have been ratified by Ghana as part of activities marking the 2020 World Day against Child Labour. Ghana's ratification of…
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Edward Akapire, the Head of Region, Fairtrade Africa West Africa Network, has called for better systems beyond organisation, governance, and internal management systems to improve farmer incomes and livelihoods in Africa. He said whereas…
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