COCOA POST

Global confectionery brand Mondelēz International has renewed its commitment to reduce environmental impact and drive sustainable growth at scale, by joining the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The scheme aims to set greenhouse…
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Lindt & Spruengli AG warned that the premium imposed by the world’s largest cocoa growers in West Africa will give chocolate manufacturers little choice but to raise their prices. Ivory Coast and Ghana are charging $400 per metric ton…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana no longer wants to be dependent on the production and export of raw materials, including cocoa beans. According to President Akufo-Addo, Ghana intends to process more and more of its cocoa, with the…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has partnered the Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA) to control the spread of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) among cocoa trees. The partnership seeks to tackle the disease to…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is optimistic about producing one million tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/2021 cocoa crop season. According to its Chief Executive, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the introduction of the Living Income Differential (LID)…
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Dr. Emmanuel Nii Tackie-Otoo, Acting Executive Director of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has stated that his outfit is embarking on massive rehabilitation of diseased and unproductive cocoa farms…
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The Goaso Police Division in Ahafo Region in a joint operation with the managers of New Okaff Industries Limited have retrieved gallons of fake cocoa insecticide called AF Confidence No.1 in some parts of the region to prevent hazard it…
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Management of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has said the company has acquired the necessary certification to enable it to enter other markets in the sub-region. Instructively, CPC has noted that the recent access and receipt of a…
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