Cocoa Farmers

The German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa (GISCO) has held its 10th Annual General Meeting in Berlin on the topic 'Human Rights Due Diligence in the Cocoa Sector: Working Together for Better Living Conditions for Cocoa Farmers.' The…
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American confectionery, food, and beverage company giant, Mondelez has released its first-quarter performance report, recording a "delivered strong top-line results, driven by higher pricing and strong volume growth”. “Our chocolate and…
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A whopping 1.56 million underage children allegedly continue to be caught up in child labour in cocoa farms and allied setups globally, despite earlier promises by cocoa and chocolate big players to fight the canker. According to the…
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Koa, a Ghanaian-Swiss startup, says it has achieved a breakthrough payment transparency system using blockchain technology that proves payments and higher income for cocoa farmers. The transparency system, which is a product of…
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The President of the West Akim Cooperative  Cocoa Farmers (Cocoa Life), Adu Essel Sampson, has called on cocoa farmer cooperatives to make a conscious effort to allocate part of their premium to support community projects as a way of giving…
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Thousands of cocoa farmers and their families across the seven cocoa-growing regions of Ghana will receive free chocolate and cocoa products as part of the 2022 National Chocolate Week celebration. Chief Executive of Cocobod, Joseph…
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In the year 2020, Ghana and Ivory Coast were able to secure a $400 per metric ton of cocoa beans as a Living Income Differential levy to be paid by any buyers of Cocoa beans from the two West African countries. With Ghana’s positive…
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The Advisory and Awarding Board of Ghana Cocoa Awards chaired by Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ghana Communication Technology University, wishes to congratulate all finalists and honourees at the 2021 Edition,…
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Do you wear eyeglasses? I do. I have been near-sighted since I was seven. Sitting in my second-grade classroom, I felt scared because I could no longer see the letters that the teacher was writing on the chalkboard. I didn’t know what…
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