Cocoa Farmers in West Africa at the Mercy of Global Markets
Stand in the supermarket sweets aisle for any length of time and you would be forgiven for thinking your biggest problem is which chocolate bar to choose.
Chocolate lovers should savour the selection while they can — the future of the…
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Cocoa Farmers Should Adopt Best Practices – CHED
Cocoa farmers have been urged to be innovative and adopt best farming practices to increase yield production.
Also, they should adapt to interventions rolled out by Cocobod, such as the Productivity Enhancement Programme, so they can stay…
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Cocoa Juice Factory Opens in Ghana
A cocoa fruit juice factory has been inaugurated at Akrofuom in the Assin South District in the Central Region of Ghana.
KoA Cocoa Ghana Limited is intended to add value to cocoa and ram up cocoa consumption on both the local and the…
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Turn to Cocoa Farming – COCOBOD to Ghanaians
The acting Managing Director of the Quality Control Division of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Nana Karikari Addo, has encouraged educated unemployed youth to embark on cocoa farming.
He said the production of the crop was no more the…
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University of Hull Professor says Chocolate Can Help Soothe Cough Better than Cough Syrup
A doctor has now said that chocolate is actually better at soothing coughs than the traditional cough syrup.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Professor Alyn Morice, head of cardiovascular and respiratory studies at the University of Hull,…
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Bakers Call Nestle White Chocolate Chips Fake in Class Action
A group of consumers sued the largest food company in the world Thursday, accusing it of misleading customers by producing fake white chocolate while passing it off as real.
Lead plaintiffs Steven Prescott and Linda Cheslow filed a class…
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Fairtrade Minimum Price for Cocoa to Rise 20% in October
Fairtrade will be raising its Minimum Price and price premium for cocoa with effect from 1 October 2019.
“Most cocoa farmers are unable to afford decent housing, food and education, and that will continue as long as chocolate traders,…
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We Must Pay Cocoa Farmers Decently – COCOBOD Chief
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo has cautioned that failure to pay cocoa farmers a decent income will lead to the collapse of the global cocoa industry.
The persistent inactivity of the…
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Accra To Host Maiden African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo 2019
From the 4th to the 6th October 2019, the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will host the maiden edition of the African Cocoa & Chocolate Expo (ACCE) in the heart of the nation’s capital, Accra.
For three days, this historic…
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Ghana, Ivory Coast Considering the Introduction of Annual Cocoa Production Ceiling
Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producers, are looking at introducing a cocoa production ceiling to support global prices and discourage overproduction, the countries’ industry regulators said on Wednesday.
The move comes…
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