Ghana Cocoa Awards 2019: President Kufuor to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is to receive the ECOM Ghana Cocoa Lifetime Achievement Award at the maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards Gala Night, which comes off 22nd November 2019 at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra.
The special…
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COCOBOD Chief in Race for Ghana Cocoa Awards’ Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Personality 2019
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo and two others have been shortlisted to receive the ultimate award in the maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards instituted to celebrate outstanding achievement in the cocoa sector.
Mr Aidoo…
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COCOBOD Secures $600 Million AfDB Loan Facility to Boost Cocoa Industry
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a $600 million syndicated loan facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Credit Suisse Group AG, to finance key components of the organisation’s productivity enhancement programmes.
The…
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Ghanaian, Ivorian Cocoa Farmers to be Paid $400 per Tonnes from 2021
President Akufo-Addo has hinted that beginning from the 2021 crop season of cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast, farmers in the two respective countries will be paid a Living Income Differential (LIB) of four hundred United States…
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Fairtrade Supports Ghana’s Plans to Improve Income of Cocoa Farmers
Fairtrade is supporting the decision of Ghana and Ivory Coast to raise the farmgate price of cocoa to US$1,820 per tonne for all farmers.
The organisation sees the announcement as a real opportunity to drive change at scale for farmers in…
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Ghana Pavilion the Toast of Participants at 2019 Salon Du Chocolat
The 2019 edition of Salon Du Chocolat, the world’s largest chocolate event is ongoing in Porte De Versailles-Paris, France.
The 5-day event opened on the 30th October 2019 with glitz and glamour.
The 2019 edition which marks the…
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New Cocoa Deals Help Peasant Farmers, But Not Enough to Alleviate Poverty
The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for African cocoa planters is welcome but will not save many farmers from grinding poverty, industry sources say.
Ivory Coast and Ghana, which together account for…
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Ghana to Boost Cocoa Production and Processing with $600m AfDB Facility
The government has announced plans to inject US$600 million into the cocoa sector.
The funds, being sourced from the African Development Bank (AfDB) will finance various initiatives such as mass cocoa spraying exercises, agronomic…
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United States Investigates Ivory Coast over Forced Labour in Cocoa Production
A team from U.S. Customs and Border Protection visited agricultural regions of Ivory Coast last week to begin investigating whether cocoa is produced there with forced or indentured child labor and, if so, whether the U.S. should block…
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Ghana’s Samuel Tetteh-Korboe Wins 2019 International Cocoa Awards
Ghanaian cocoa farmer Samuel Tetteh-Korboe has won the 2019 International Cocoa Awards at a ceremony in Paris, France on Wednesday, October 30 2019.
Samuel, who is also a professional accountant, was named among five winners from the…
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