Meet the Two Young University of Ghana Graduates Producing Chocolate
Two young graduates of the University of Ghana have set up a cocoa processing factory in Anyinam in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region.
The two young men, Kwabena Opoku Amoah and Ernest Agyekum Amponsah, who graduated from the…
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Don’t Leave out Cocoa Farmers in Decision-making – WCFO
Nana Abraham Adusei, President of the Ghana Best Farmers' Association, has said there is a need for policymakers in the cocoa industry, to actively involve cocoa farmers in all decision-making processes.
"Cocoa farmers who are the key…
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Cocoa Demand Outstrips Supply Two Months into New Season
Two months into the 2019/2020 cocoa crop season, demand continues to expand exponentially reflecting a steady growth of cocoa processing in Asia and Oceania as well as cocoa-producing countries themselves.
Data from the International Cocoa…
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ECOM Ghana Celebrates – Ernest Sarkodie – National Best Cocoa Farmer
Ecom Ghana, a long-term trade partner to Ghana Cocoa Board, is celebrating a client, Ernest Sarkodie, for winning the 2019 National Best Cocoa Farmer award during the Farmers’ Day celebration held in the Volta Region.
In a press release,…
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IMANI Report on Cocoa Sector ‘Bogus’ – COCOSHE
The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Association (COCOSHE) has raised serious concern with the findings of a survey conducted by IMANI Africa in Ghana’s cocoa sector.
The group said “… we find the ideas being perpetuated by Imani Africa,…
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Former Ghana President Kufuor Wins 2019 District Best Farmer
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has been awarded as the 2019 best farmer of the Atwima Nwabiagya North District in the Ashanti Region.
The former President who is into both livestock and crop production has several hectares of farms,…
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We Have Zero Tolerance for Forced Labor in Cocoa Supply Chain – WCF President
This week marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — a powerful reminder that slavery is not a thing of the past.
The International Labour Organization estimated that some 40 million people were victims of modern slavery…
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2018 Best Cocoa Farmer Adjudged Ghana’s 2019 Overall National Best Farmer
Mr Charles Gyamfi, a 58-year-old farmer from the Tano North District of the Ahafo Region, has been crowned the 2019 National Best Farmer in Ghana.
The 1st runner-up was Abdulai Atiku Seidu from the Upper West Region and the 2nd runner-up…
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COCOBOD Urged to Train Cocoa Farmers on Productivity Enhancement
The District Chief Executive for Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, has made an appeal to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to train cocoa farmers to undertake pruning and hand pollination on their own, to…
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Cargill Injects $113 Million To Expand Processing In Ivory Coast and Ghana
Global food corporation - Cargill - says it is injecting more than US$113 million into expanding its cocoa processing sites in Ivory Coast and Ghana.
According to Cargill, an American cocoa processing multinational, $100 million out of…
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