Cocoa

Educational institutions periodically upgrade their curriculum and pedagogy to meet the new standards of education. However, classroom ergonomics, i.e. seating arrangement, desks, and chairs in the classroom, which are one of the most…
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Ghana's capital Accra is playing host to Fairtrade Africa's two-day West Africa Regional Fairtrade Convention from 13th to 14th June 2021. The 2021 edition of the biennial event is on the theme “Building Producer Resilience through…
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According to Eurococoa.com: "Cocoa trees grow exclusively in areas that meet certain specific conditions. The cocoa belt is an area of land around the equator between 20 degrees latitude north and south. Most cocoa even grows within 10…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has reported promising results from its pilot cocoa farm irrigation project launched two years. Data from the COCOBOD indicate that farmers who signed on to the pilot phase of the irrigation programme in the…
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On the occasion of its silver jubilee, global chocolate manufacturing giant Barry Callebaut has affirmed the commitment to make sustainable chocolate the norm by 2025, and reiterated its resolve to protect cocoa products and chocolate for…
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According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), eighty percent of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is managed by smallholder farmers, who are estimated to produce a third of the world's food supply. Research also shows…
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Ghana’s main upgrading strategy in the cocoa sector has been to maintain quality while struggling with cocoa processing and manufacturing of chocolate. Previous governments of Ghana have attempted to process cocoa into various products,…
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Cocoa farmers and residents of Akyekyere in the Amenfi Central District of Western Region of Ghana have commended the Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) for assisting them with a mechanized borehole and a new water storage tank. As part of…
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The European Union (EU) in Ghana will hold a high-level conference as part of its Sustainable Cocoa  Dialogue series expected to be addressed by Ghanaian president, Nana Akufo-Addo. The series has served as a crucial platform to discuss…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also ensure the security of funds, a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at COCOBOD, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku has said. The move…
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