Ghana Cuts 2019/2020 Cocoa Crop Projection to 850k Tonnes
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has revised downward by 16 percent the cocoa crop target – from 950,000 metric tonnes to 850,000 metric tonnes.
Ghana's cut in production was disclosed by the Chief Executive of Cocobod, Joseph Boahen Aidoo,…
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Ghana and China Sign Agreement to Establish Cocoa Processing Factory
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with the China General Technology (Group) Holding (Genertec) for the establishment of a cocoa processing factory in Ghana.
The factory, which will be located at Sefwi-Wiawso in the…
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Applications Open for 2019 Chocolate Conservatory which Opens October 28 in Paris
Applications have opened for the 2019 Chocolate Conservatory scheduled for October 28 - 29 in Paris, France.
Chocolate Conservatory, an international forum for innovative and emerging research and education on specialty cocoa and…
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Cocoa Farmers to Earn More in New Ghana-Ivory Coast Price Deal
Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's biggest exporters of cocoa, have agreed a deal to sell the commodity with an additional living income premium of $400 (£320) a tonne added to the price.
The scheme aims to work with the world's chocolate…
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EU Funded Coffee Project Underway in Ethiopia
A five-year project that is expected to help Ethiopian coffee farmers earn more for the coffee they grow has been launched.
The Ethiopian News Agency said the €15 million the European Union-funded project by Ethiopia coffee project…
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Nestlé Opens Packaging Research Institute
Switzerland based Nestlé has officially inaugurated Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry.
The new research institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and…
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Nestlé Accelerates Action to Achieve Zero Net Emissions by 2050
One of the world’s largest food and drink companies, Nestlé, has committed to accelerating its climate change efforts to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
“Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face as a society.…
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Irish Teen Invents New Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate Flavour
A national competition from Cadbury to invent a new flavoured chocolate product has named Callum Clogher as its winner, after creating a Choca-Latte Dairy Milk bar.
The 17-year-old Irish’s creation will now join the existing range of…
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Ghana Eyes $2.8bn Revenue from Coconut Industry by 2021
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has estimated a $2.8 billion coconut revenue for Ghana by 2021 if efforts to improve production, processing, and exportation of the crop are successful.
As part of government’s effort to promote…
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Ghana’s COCOBOD Signs $1.3bn Syndicated Loan for 2019/20 Cocoa Crop Purchase
The Ghana COCOBOD on Friday, September 13, signed its annual cocoa loan syndication deal in Paris, France with some 20 banks including Societe General, Nedbank, MUFG, and NET-IXIS.
This comes after Parliament’s approval for COCOBOD to…
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