COCOA POST - The Voice of Cocoa

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with the China General Technology (Group) Holding (Genertec) for the establishment of a cocoa processing factory in Ghana. The factory, which will be located at Sefwi-Wiawso in the…
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Applications have opened for the 2019 Chocolate Conservatory scheduled for October 28 - 29 in Paris, France. Chocolate Conservatory, an international forum for innovative and emerging research and education on specialty cocoa and…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's biggest exporters of cocoa, have agreed a deal to sell the commodity with an additional living income premium of $400 (£320) a tonne added to the price. The scheme aims to work with the world's chocolate…
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Switzerland based Nestlé has officially inaugurated Institute of Packaging Sciences, the first-of-its-kind in the food industry. The new research institute enables Nestlé to accelerate its efforts to bring functional, safe and…
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One of the world’s largest food and drink companies, Nestlé, has committed to accelerating its climate change efforts to achieve zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. “Climate change is one of the biggest threats we face as a society.…
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The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has estimated a $2.8 billion coconut revenue for Ghana by 2021 if efforts to improve production, processing, and exportation of the crop are successful. As part of government’s effort to promote…
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The Ghana COCOBOD on Friday, September 13, signed its annual cocoa loan syndication deal in Paris, France with some 20 banks including Societe General, Nedbank, MUFG, and NET-IXIS. This comes after Parliament’s approval for COCOBOD to…
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Higher prices are needed to ensure cocoa production becomes more sustainable, a senior European Union official said on Tuesday, backing plans by top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana to levy a “living income differential” on sales. “Ivory…
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