CIGCI

Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Chairman of the Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Ghana's Parliament, has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA) in its…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the headquarters of the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Co-operation Initiative (CIGCI) Secretariat Building in Accra, situated at Roman Ridge, a suburb of Accra. The president urged the two countries…
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This year, 2024, we are heading towards two major events in the cocoa sector, which will take stock of what has been achieved and what remains to be done to deliver sustainable cocoa at scale. The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership…
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The Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) has adopted new guidelines signalling its readiness to admit new members to the organisation initiated to advance the interests of cocoa farmers. The Board of CIGCI, made up of the world's…
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The world's top cocoa-producing duo, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana, are strategising on the next steps to building an Economic Pact for the production and trade in sustainable cocoa. The move is in line with efforts by the two countries to…
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"Over the years, I have been jotting down all the costs incurred in the production season. And I record losses, despite all the costly investments in labour and input because the price of cocoa does not factor our cost of production," says…
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A new stakeholder expert group has been constituted to explore a lasting solution to the cocoa price standoff between West African producers and buyers. Announcing the move, the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) said the…
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Ivory Coast has started selling cocoa contracts for the 2023/24 season with a non-negative premium industry. The action happens to be the first of its kind in three years as regulators seek to support farmers. According to Reuters,…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a cue from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire’s Living Income Differential initiative for cocoa producers to address challenges facing the country’s cocoa sector. In view of this, a National Cocoa…
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