Cocoa

Pilot registration for Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme is set to commence from Monday 30th August 2021. Public Affairs Manager for Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, who made the disclosure also indicated the pilot phase of the scheme…
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A marketing expert, Petra Aba Asamoah, is advocating the inclusion of cocoa value addition in Ghana's educational curriculum to attract the youth to the sector. Speaking at a conference to mark the 2021 International Youth Day in Accra,…
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A roundtable on cocoa hosted by Solidaridad West Africa has ended with a strong call on the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to take urgent steps to mend the reputational damage that has arisen from the deliberate anti-slavery…
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Cocoa continues to play an important role in the world economy, including that of cocoa origin countries like Ghana. In the 2019/2020 crop season, Ghana produced 850,000 metric tons of cocoa beans, maintaining its position as the 2nd…
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The Minister of Food and Agric, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has sworn in an 11-member new Board of Directors for Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), at a brief ceremony in Accra. The 11-member team comprising 10 male and one female is chaired by Mr…
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Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licensed cocoa buying company has been lauded by a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Emmanuel Opoku for embracing the new cocoa farmer registration module by the…
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Top officials of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire say they have received calls from a number of cocoa-producing countries to join their recently launched joint initiative on cocoa. The formal commencement of operations of the headquarters and…
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The governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast are set to sign the Headquarters Agreement for the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative secretariat based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Agreement to be signed in Accra, Thursday 5th August,…
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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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Solidaridad, an international civil society organization, has launched its RECLAIM Sustainability! programme at a brief ceremony in Accra. The five-year programme, which is implemented by Solidaridad and TrustAfrica with funding from the…
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