Solidaridad Partners Pan African Savings & Loans To Help Cocoa Farmers
Solidaridad West Africa has organised a training workshop for staff of Pan African Savings and Loans (PASL) as part of a partnership that will enable cocoa farmers to receive critical financial support.
The training centred on risks,…
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Rawlings Commends COCOBOD for Introducing Motorized Pruners
Ghana's former President Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has commended the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the introduction of motorized slashers and pruners for effective control of weeds on cocoa farms as well as the removal of excess…
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COCOBOD Outdoors Motorized Pruners and Slashers for Farmers
COCOBOD in its quest to reduce drudgery and introduce modern practices in cocoa farming has out-doored motorized pruners and slashers for weeding and pruning in cocoa farms across the country.
Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive of…
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Illegal Mining in Ghana Jeopardizing Investments in Cocoa Production
Illegal mining is seriously hurting investments made by the Ghana Cocoa Board in cocoa production across the country.
This is because cocoa farmers who have received various productivity enhancement programmes being implemented by…
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My Foundation is Building Four Shea Butter Factories – Samira Bawumia
The Samira Empowerment for Humanitarian Project (SEHP) is building four factories for Shea butter processing in the Shea nut-rich regions in the Northern part of Ghana, the Second Lady Samira Bawumia has revealed.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s…
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Final Year Students Can Now Apply for National Service with ECOM Ghana
ECOM Ghana, a multinational agro-industrial enterprise, announced Friday it is accepting applications for its annual corporate talent programme for national service personnel.
It is an opportunity for interested final year university…
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COCOBOD to Invest Massively into Cocoa Processing under $600m AfDB Facility
Ghana's cocoa sector regulator (COCOBOD) is poised to expand the country's earnings from cocoa through strategic investment in local processing capacity and value addition.
Cocobod in November 2019 successfully signed a $600 million Africa…
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Caobisco Urges Due Diligence to Support Cocoa Sector Sustainability
Caobisco, the trade association for the European chocolate, biscuits and confectionery manufacturing sector, has issued a statement calling for collective due diligence across the industry’s supply chain to address key human rights and…
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The Addison Sisters of 57 Chocolate Are Bringing Economic Empowerment To Ghana
Did you know most of the world's chocolate comes from the Ivory Coast and Ghana? The oldest chocolate maker, Switzerland, gets its cocoa beans from Ghana.
Yet, Ghana doesn't readily produce its own chocolate. What's more, is Ghana then…
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How to Deliver Real Sustainability in the Cocoa Sector? Collaborative Development Governance
Long-term sustainability for the cocoa sector is a major challenge. But rather than relying solely on price premiums, the solution is to think bigger, and admit the industry itself needs serious reform on the ground, argue Peter Stanbury…
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