Forty-two individuals and organisations have been recognised for various contributions in the cocoa value chain at the 2nd Ghana Cocoa Awards 2020 held at the Kempinski Hotel, Gold Coast City Accra.
Special guests at the event were the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Mr. Yofi Grant; the Director of Abantu for Development, Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin and the King of Owirenkyi Traditional Area, Ehunabobrim Prah Agyensaim VI.
Below is the full list of awardees and honorees at the Ghana Cocoa Awards 2020 event dubbed the COVID19 Resilience Edition:
LIST OF AWARDEES AND HONOREES
- AGRO INPUT BRAND OF THE YEAR 2020
YARA COCOA FERTILIZER
- ORGANIC FERTILIZER BRAND OF THE YEAR 2020
BEGREEN-F ORGANIC FERTILIZER
- AGRO INPUT COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
YARA GHANA
- ARTISANAL VALUE ADDITION COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
DECOKRAFT CO. LTD.
- BEVERAGE OF THE YEAR 2020
CADBURY RICHOCO
- BRAND OF THE YEAR 2020
CADBURY RICHOCO
- CHOCOLATE BRAND OF THE YEAR 2020
NICHE CHOCOLATE
- CONSUMPTION PROMOTION AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR 2020
EDWARD AMPORFUL (CHIEF PHARMACIST, COCOA CLINIC)
- CONSUMPTION PROMOTION ORGANISATION 2020
NATIONAL FOOD BUFFER STOCK COMPANY (NAFCO)
- ECOTOURISM PROVIDER OF THE YEAR 2020
OHENE COCOA ECOTOURISM
- TECHNOLOGY FOR COCOA VALUE CHAIN 2020
KOA IMPACT
- FARM IMPLEMENT OF THE YEAR 2020
SHARP POWER 4T SLASHER & PRUNER
- FARMER COOPERATIVE OF THE YEAR 2020
BIA WEST COOPERATIVE COCOA FARMERS
- LOGISTICS COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
AMP LOGISTICS (GH) LTD
- PROMISING LICENSED BUYING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
UNICOM COMMODITIES GHANA LTD
- NGO OF THE YEAR 2020
MEDA GHANA
- HAULAGE COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
KITEKO GHANA LTD
- LEADING LICENSED BUYING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
AGROECOM GHANA LIMITED
- MARKETING PERSON OF THE YEAR 2020
DOMINIC DONKOH – OMNIFERT LIMITED
- PROMISING PROCESSING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
WEST AFRICA MILLS COMPANY LTD (WAMCO)
- OUTSTANDING PROCESSING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LTD
- FINANCING INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR 2020
STANBIC BANK GHANA
- COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020
CHOCOMAC GHANA LTD
- JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR 2020
KWETEY NARTEY – JOY NEWS
- OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR 2020
ROBERT AUSTIN – COUNTRY DIRECTOR, MEDA GHANA
- SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 2020
COCOA LIFE GHANA
- ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR 2020
MICHAEL ZORMELO – OMNIFERT LIMITED
- CEO OF THE YEAR 2020
RAHUL GOPINATH NAIR – ECOM GHANA
- SUSTAINABILITY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2020
YAA PEPRAH AMEKUDZI (HEAD, COCOA LIFE GHANA)
- COCOA PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR 2020
RAHUL GOPINATH NAIR (CEO, ECOM GHANA)
SPECIAL AWARDS
- NATIONAL BEST COCOA FARMER 2019
ERNEST SARKODIE
- WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE (BUSINESS) 2020
REV. DR. GIFTY LAMPTEY (CEO, SIDALCO LIMITED)
- WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE (RESEARCH) 2020
ESTHER GYEDU-AKOTO (PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST, CRIG)
- EXPORT PROMOTION PERSONALITY 2020
AFUA ASABEA ASARE (CEO, GHANA EXPORT PROMOTION AUTHORITY)
- EXPORT PROMOTION PERSONALITY 2020
LAWRENCE AGYINSAM (CEO, GHANA EXIM BANK)
- EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (HAULAGE) 2020
TARZAN ENTERPRISE
- EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (COCOA FINANCING) 2020
JOHN KOFI MENSAH (MD, ADB)
- COVID19 HERO
WORLD COCOA FOUNDATION
- COVID19 HERO
ECOM GHANA
- COVID19 HERO
MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL
- EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT) 2020
HON. JOSEPH BOAHEN AIDOO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE, COCOBOD)
- EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP (TRANSFORMATIONAL POLICY) 2020
HON. HACKMAN OWUSU-AGYEMANG (BOARD CHAIRMAN, COCOBOD)
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