Ghana to Boost Cocoa Production and Processing with $600m AfDB Facility
The government has announced plans to inject US$600 million into the cocoa sector.
The funds, being sourced from the African Development Bank (AfDB) will finance various initiatives such as mass cocoa spraying exercises, agronomic…
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United States Investigates Ivory Coast over Forced Labour in Cocoa Production
A team from U.S. Customs and Border Protection visited agricultural regions of Ivory Coast last week to begin investigating whether cocoa is produced there with forced or indentured child labor and, if so, whether the U.S. should block…
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Ghana’s Samuel Tetteh-Korboe Wins 2019 International Cocoa Awards
Ghanaian cocoa farmer Samuel Tetteh-Korboe has won the 2019 International Cocoa Awards at a ceremony in Paris, France on Wednesday, October 30 2019.
Samuel, who is also a professional accountant, was named among five winners from the…
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Ghana’s COCOBOD Tackles Soil Acidity in Cocoa Regions to Boost Production
In its quest to boost cocoa production and increase benefits to cocoa farmers, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has partnered two agro-chemical companies for the introduction of fertiliser that tackles soil acidity, which is hampering…
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New Ivory Coast Law Strips Legal Protection for Forests in Favour of Cocoa Plantations
The Ivory Coast’s dwindling rainforests could be “wiped out” under a new law that will see legal protections removed from thousands of square miles of classified forest and unprecedented power handed to industrial chocolate manufacturers.…
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UTZ Cocoa Certification Audits Reveal More Work to be Done in Eliminating Child Labour,…
The leading organization responsible for policing standards in the world’s cocoa industry has regularly approved cocoa from West African farms that use child labor or have contributed to deforestation of the region, interviews and…
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Buying Chocolate For Halloween? The Production Of Cocoa Is Scarier Than You Think
Scares are expected during the Halloween season, but your candy shouldn’t be one of the sources of them. Unfortunately, there are some pretty horrifying practices that go on in the making of some of the most popular mass market candies –…
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Solidaridad Offers 1-Year Affiliation for Ghana Cocoa Awards Best Journalist in Cocoa Reporting
International non-governmental development organisation, Solidaridad West Africa, is offering 1-year affiliation for the winner of Best Journalist in Cocoa Reporting Award at the upcoming Ghana Cocoa Awards 2019 (GCA).
"The winner would be…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast Withdraw Threat to Halt Sustainability Programmes
The world’s top cocoa producers backed down from a threat to suspend sustainability programs that they said confectioners and other buyers had prioritized over better pay for farmers.
Ivory Coast and Ghana, where more than 60% of the…
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When Cocoa “Child Labour” in Ghana is NOT child labour
Child labour concerns dominate issues regarding cocoa farming in Ghana. Do we have a situation of hyped deliberations, and are all allegations on the subject substantively for real?
This article delves into the matter. Perhaps in some…
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