COCOA POST - The Voice of Cocoa

Over 4200 cocoa farmers under Nestle's Cocoa Plan program in Ghana are set to benefit from a total GHC1,218,000 (US$232,000) in cocoa premium payments. Premiums are bonuses farmers receive in addition to the producer price for upholding…
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Ivory Coast’s first lady Dominique Ouattara met a delegation of U.S. senators on Monday to appeal their call for an embargo on Ivorian cocoa over the alleged use of child labour. In July, Senators Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Ron Wyden of…
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Great news for chocolate lovers. Scientists keep finding new health benefits linked to the delicious super food. The latest study shows dark chocolate reverses depression. This may come as no surprise to people who have personal experience…
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Residents of Osubeng, a farming community in the Kwahu South District, in the Eastern Region of Ghana have kicked against plans by a Taiwanese firm, Soon Mining, to operate in their community. The community is worried about the potential…
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A Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ.O) executive has said that the new cocoa pricing mechanism announced by the top two growers Ivory Coast and Ghana is causing cocoa costs to rise. The chief financial officer of the Illinois-headquartered…
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Fine single origin chocolate bar brand, Original Beans, has relaunched its bars in new eco-friendly packaging. Each single origin bar artistically displays the animal that lives where the cocoa beans come from. A mountain gorilla from the…
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