COCOA POST

Ghana has achieved yet another major milestone in cementing its position as the world’s second-largest producer of cocoa beans. On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, the West African nation’s Cocoa Marketing Company (COCOBOD) saw its subsidiary,…
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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to purchase all fertilizers intended to be supplied to cocoa farmers locally next year since local fertilizer companies have the capacity to supply them. He…
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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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