COCOBOD Boss and Deputies Donate Salaries, Sanitizers and more to Support COVID-19 Fight
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo and his three deputies have donated 50 percent of their salaries for three months and a cash amount of GH₵ 200,000.00 to support the fight against COVID-19 in…
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Consume Cocoa Daily To Boost the Immune System Against Coronavirus
The chief pharmacist of the Cocoa Clinic of Ghana, Dr Edward Amporful, has urged the general public to increase the daily consumption of cocoa to boost their immune system in the battle against coronavirus - COVID-19.
The public has been…
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COCOBOD Supports Ghana COVID-19 Fund with Cash and Essential Supplies
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has presented a cheque of Ghc200,000 and assorted products worth over GHc1,032,000 to support the COVID-19 Fund set up by the government to mobilize logistics to contain the spread of the pandemic in the…
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Olam Cocoa Sets out Digitally-led Scheme Tackling Child Labour in Cameroon
Olam Cocoa has confirmed a new digitally-led initiative enhancing measures in Cameroon aimed at tackling child labour through monitoring and a specific programme of action.
The move forms part of the company’s global commitment to put…
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Tony’s Chocolonely Gains Multi-million Investment for Tackling Chocolate Industry Child Labour
Netherlands-based ethical confectionery business Tony’s Chocolonely has accelerated its mission to achieve a 100% slave-free chocolate industry with a major €36 million investment in the business by Verlinvest and JamJar.
The two…
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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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