Cocoa value addition

A group of North American teachers have visited the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) to familiarise themselves with the history and research activities of the Institute. The visit was organised by the Witness Tree Institute of…
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Amplified Business, a social marketing initiative of Ghana's Ministry of Information, has cast the spotlight on Flexy Foods, manufacturers of the Kamini Chocolate brand. The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, led a team from…
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Ghana Cocoa Board has inaugurated an 8-member committee to spearhead efforts to boost local consumption of chocolate and cocoa products. The move falls in line with long-term plans to build local capacity in value addition to target the…
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Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ebenezer Oduro Owusu, has called for a shift away from the export of raw cocoa to a focus on local value addition and consumption. He noted that current and past governments…
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Ghana Cocoa Dinner is Africa's foremost and biggest gathering of captains of the cocoa industry for networking and celebration of excellence. Ahead of the 4th annual edition of the prestigious awards and gala night, we have been sampling…
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With 70% of the world’s cocoa coming from West Africa, it comes as a surprise that less than 1% of world chocolate is produced at the origin. This gives cocoa producers, especially smallholder farmers, only a meagre share in the…
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Some Ghanaian cocoa farmers are asking for a review of the COCOBOD Law to allow them unhindered participation in the country's emerging cocoa value addition space. They anticipate that a review of Ghana's cocoa sector governing law will…
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Founder and Managing Editor of Cocoa Post, Kojo Hayford, has been elected as the Media and Communication Officer for the Cocoa Value Addition Artisans Association of Ghana (COVAAAGH). Hayford will serve alongside three other elected…
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO)of the Ghana Investments Promotions Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant has said it was time Ghana committed to making the needed financial investments to tap into the full potential of cocoa and chocolate industry…
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