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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Advocating for More Leadership Positions Occupied by Women in Their Communities
Many roles in family businesses are still assigned on the basis of gender in South America: it is believed that women are not strong enough to work the land, or are ill-suited for finance, negotiation or decision making. Instead, they are…
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Cadbury Fails to Solve Racism with Multicolored Chocolate Bar
There are many ways to celebrate diversity. It appears eating four different colors of chocolate at the same time is not one of them.
That's the lesson candy-maker Cadbury learned on social media Friday, after its effort to mark India's…
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Ghana Seeks to Alleviate the Labour Intensive Part of Cocoa Farming – COCOBOD Boss
The decision by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to import and distribute motorized slashers to cocoa farmers in the country was born out of the government’s recognition of the need to alleviate the labour intensive parts of cocoa farming;…
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WCF Partnership Meeting in October to Explore Retailers as Drivers of Change
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) has announced the agenda for its 2019 Partnership Meeting, in Berlin Germany, on the theme Drivers of Change.
Effective stakeholder collaboration and partnerships; Strong business and policy environment;…
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Chocolate Flavour is Developed During Processing of Cocoa Beans
Research has been conducted on so-called noble cocoa (the varieties Criollo and Trinitario) to fine-tune the taste and make several different varieties of chocolate.
Since the majority of the world’s cocoa production is of the Forastero…
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Sika Aba Buyer Limited Commends Cocoa Farmers
The Sector Manager for Sika Aba Buyer Limited, a cocoa merchant company, Mr. Albert Ankomah, has advised farmers to adopt integrated pest management on their farms to reduce agrochemical usage on cocoa plants.
This, he said, will help…
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Global Cocoa Partners Accept Floor Price Proposed by Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire
Partners in the global cocoa industry, have accepted the proposed Floor Price by Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire of $2,600 per tonne.
This pricing is expected to come into effect from the main growing season of 2020 to 2021.
The deal, therefore,…
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