Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Dread Floods and Disease Amid Onset of Rains
Heavy rain in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions threatens to compromise bean quality, raising fears of flooding and crop disease, farmers said on Monday.
Harvesting started early for the October-to-March main crop, and farmers expect it…
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Olam Cocoa Hosts Private and Public Stakeholders in Ghana to Tackle Key Issues
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has appealed to private operators in the cocoa industry to support the efforts of extension officers in educating and counseling cocoa farmers about the…
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ICO Launches ‘Coffee Pledge’ as Part of International Coffee Day
The International Coffee Organization has unveiled a number of new features for this year’s International Coffee Day.
“Coffee has never been more popular, with an estimated 3 billion cups consumed every day, but in spite of growing…
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Cargill Kokoo Pays Premiums To 19000 Farmers In Ghana
Over 19,000 cocoa farmers have benefitted from ¢6 million disbursed by Cargill through its Licensed Buying Company (LBC), Cargill Kokoo Sourcing Limited.
This is part of sustainability premiums for beans bought in the 2018/2019 cocoa…
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Chocolatier Brings Taste of Ghana to Chattanooga
The first time East Brainerd-based chocolatier Ella Livingston tasted Nama chocolate from her homeland of Ghana while studying abroad in Japan, she had one thought: Why hadn't she had it before?
"I was just like, this is ridiculous. There…
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Brand Sustainability and Customer Loyalty
Brands are becoming increasingly conscious that their success is determined beyond the products they sell – transparency around the origin of their products and sustainability have become important factors when determining customer…
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COCOBOD to Distribute Electronic Scales to Halt Cheating of Farmers
The Chief Executive Officer of Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo says the Board will soon distribute electronic scales that will be used to weigh cocoa in farming communities across the country.
He said this at Pramkese in the…
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Ghana Law Lecturer Advocates Legislation on Sustainable Cocoa Supply Chain
Mr Clement Kojo Akapame, a Consultant at TaylorCrabbe Initiative, has advocated effective enforcement of human rights and child labour laws towards ensuring sustainable cocoa supply chain.
He noted that internationally, countries were…
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Don’t Trade Cocoa Farmlands for Galamsey – COCOBOD Chief
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has appealed passionately to cocoa farmers to resist the temptation of either giving up their cocoa farmlands to farm other cash crops or for illegal small-scale…
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Develop Appropriate Technology for Speedy Cocoa Flower Pollination
The Cocoa Officer for Dormaa Central Municipality has appealed to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and other stakeholders of the cocoa industry to develop appropriate technology for speedy cocoa flower pollination.
David Afriyie-Gyebi said…
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