Cocoa Production

Barry Callebaut 'Farm Of The Future' Advances Cocoa Farming Innovation
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has appealed to stakeholders in the cocoa sector, particularly financial institutions and international non-governmental organisations, for support to upscale cocoa farm irrigation. The COCOBOD piloted the…
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In recent months, there has been continuous heavy rainfall across the country – with its accompanying challenges like flooding, breeding diseases and plant failure within the agriculture space – in which cocoa production is seriously…
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In the year 2020, Ghana and Ivory Coast leveraged their cocoa production dominance to capture some extra value; that is, the Living Income Differential (LID) levy that granted cocoa farmers $400 extra income for a metric ton of cocoa beans…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has hinted of plans to introduce mini farm trucks to cocoa farmers to aid the carting of essential farm inputs between farms and the communities. The initiative is part of efforts by the Ghanaian cocoa sector…
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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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