Cocoa Production

Cocoa farmers in Ghana stand to rake in some whooping Gh¢11,484 from every acre of farm if every tree on their farm is supported to produce at least 60 mature pods. An acre of a well lined and pegged farm contains about 435 cocoa trees and…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), the industry regulator, has once again raised a red flag over the misapplication of agrochemicals by farmers, indicating that the wrongful practice poses threats to sustainable cocoa production and productivity.…
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The President of New Juaben Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union, Mr Thomas Adjei, has said Ghana risks losing her spot as the second largest cocoa producer country in the world due to illegal mining. According to him, the indiscriminate sale…
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The Federal Government of Nigeria in its bid to help cushion the effect of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has supported smallholder farmers in Imo State with 20,000 Cocoa seedlings and other improved seeds, The Guardian of Nigeria has reported.…
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Mr Sayina Rima, outgoing National President of Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), has advocated investment of five per cent of oil revenue into cocoa production to develop the industry. Rima made the appeal on a webinar by Ships and…
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For years now, the value of cocoa farmers' income keeps decreasing, whereas the cost of production and living has kept increasing. Cocoa farmers, who ignited an industry worth over £131bn, are unable to afford the quality of life enjoyed…
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Ghana expects cocoa output of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/2021 season, up 5.8% from the forecast for 2019/2020, this is according to the country’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through a parliamentary report published on Wednesday. The…
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