COCOBOD Not Bothered by ‘Cocoa Cartel’ Tag by Western Media
Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board Joseph Boahen Aidoo has rubbished a claim by the western media that Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have formed a “cocoa cartel” to control the world cocoa price.
The cocoa cartel branding by some major…
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PBC Courts Farmers’ Patronage With Cocoa Pension Scheme
Cocoa farmers have been encouraged to patronise the services of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) to benefit from the new pension scheme instituted by the government.
Andrea Franz, the PBC Central Regional Human Resource Manager, said the…
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World Economic Forum: Exploring How Cocoa Farming Can Help Stop Deforestation
• Increasing demand for agricultural land putting pressure on forests.
• High proportion of cocoa smallholdings means doubly acute pressure.
• Digital farming tools can help identify farmable forest areas.
The world’s food…
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GCB Bank Injects GH¢370 Million in Agric & Cocoa Sectors
GCB Bank Ltd invested a total of GH¢378 million in the cocoa and the agricultural sectors of the Ghanaian economy in the past year.
Of the amount, GH¢370 million went into the cocoa industry in the form of Overdrafts, Term Loans and Seed…
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Why Ghana-Ivory Coast Cocoa Cartel (COPEC) May Not Work
While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different cartel was quietly working to boost the…
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Mild Harmattan Winds Expected to Boost Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop
There was no rain last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions, but late and mild Harmattan winds this year have boosted expectations of strong harvests during the first two months of 2020, farmers said on Monday.
Ivory Coast,…
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Cocoa DID NOT Originate from Central America and It’s 1,500 Years Older
From the bitter, cold drinks of Mesoamerica to the vast array of sweet, creamy treats available today, our love affair with the rich cacao bean has ancient roots.
But scientists have learned that this relationship goes back much further…
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Knowing Your Cocoa and Its Quality Parametres: Free Fatty Acids
Cocoa butter, also called theobroma oil, is a pale-yellow, edible vegetable fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is used to make chocolate, as well as some ointments, toiletries, and pharmaceuticals.
Cocoa butter has a cocoa flavour and…
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Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Rolls out Comprehensive Programme to Improve Farmers’ Wellbeing
Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut (BC), the global chocolate manufacturer, has launched an ambitious project that is improving the lives of cocoa farmers.
Through a variety of strategic partnerships, the company…
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Jomoro Municipal Assembly to Distribute 700,000 Cocoa Seedlings to Farmers
Cocoa farmers in Jomoro Municipality of Western Region are to benefit from the government's flagship programme, Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD).
The Municipal Assembly has promised to distribute seven hundred thousand…
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