COCOA POST

The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has revealed that over 500,000 hectares of cocoa farms in Ghana have been lost to the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), posing a major threat to the country’s…
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The Board Chairman of the Ghana Cooperative Council, Dr Bernad Bingab, has encouraged African leaders to adopt the agricultural cooperatives model for improvements in both food security and economic development across the continent.…
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Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation, has partnered with the Department of Co-operatives (DoC) in Ghana to facilitate the establishment of a robust regional and national cooperative association to increase the…
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During my MPhil project, I undertook a survey to understand people’s perceptions and knowledge about sugar-free chocolate in Accra. One topic that kept coming up was "chocolate without added sugar, then it is not sweet." This prompted…
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This year, 2024, we are heading towards two major events in the cocoa sector, which will take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done to deliver sustainable cocoa at scale. The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership…
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A Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) letter approving the importation of cocoa beans has sparked an uproar in the world's second largest cocoa-producing country. In the letter dated January 25, 2024, the management of COCOBOD authorises…
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Ghanaian farmers and local cocoa processing startups would, starting this year, be able to purchase cocoa beans directly from the national cocoa trading agency, Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), for chocolate and confectionery manufacturing.…
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Women cocoa farmers are often excluded from decision-making and sometimes compelled, by circumstances, to give up their lands to their male counterparts for large-scale farming operations. This phenomenon jeopardises Ghana's efforts to…
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In the world of chocolate connoisseurs and enthusiasts, Ghana has long been recognised as the heart and soul of cocoa production. The West African nation plays a pivotal role in shaping the global chocolate industry. Beyond supplying a…
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The chairman of the Ghana Cooperative Council, Dr Bernad Bingab, has stated that the country's inability to exempt cocoa cooperatives from tax may be contributing to declining annual output. Ghana has, for two consecutive crop seasons,…
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