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COCOBOD’s Electronic Scales To End Tampering Not Ready Until 2021

Kojo Hayford Aug 5, 2020 0

The management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has moved to end the practice of weighing scale tampering with fresh preventive and punitive measures. Cocoa buyers in the West African nation have come under fire after a media exposé…
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How Cocoa Buyers Adjust Weighing Scales To Rob Poor Cocoa Farmers

Kojo Hayford Aug 4, 2020 0

An investigative documentary by JoyNews, an Accra based media house, has exposed a systematic scheme by some purchasing clerks of cocoa buying companies that rob cocoa farmers of their sweat. The documentary titled, Missing Kilos, reveals…
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Chocolate

Mondelez International Renews Commitment To Reduce Chocolate Calories

Writer Aug 2, 2020 0

Mondelez International has renewed its focus on portion control in its products with a commitment to bring its Cadbury chocolate bar ranges sold as part of a multipack under 200 calories by the end of 2021. According to the global…
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Chocolate

How Toblerone Chocolate Became Connected With Air Travel

Writer Jul 31, 2020 0

Toblerone may not be the most famous chocolate brand in the world, but it's arguably the most iconic -- especially when it comes to travel. Even if you don't know Toblerone's name, odds are good you can recognize it just by its shape.…
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Sustainability

NGO Coalition Pressure Ghana And Ivory Coast Over Cocoa Sustainability Action

Writer Jul 23, 2020 0

NGO Coalition Pressure Ghana And Ivory Coast Over Cocoa Sustainability Action
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Analysis

Does Ghana’s Cocoa Policies Resolve The Low Income Of Its Farmers?

Kwame A. Kwarteng Jul 16, 2020 0

Cocoa is of critical importance to the Ghanaian economy, hence the effects of low income with farmers isn’t just seen as a threat to their livelihoods but also a threat to the economy. So, the objective of protecting the economy and the…
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Tech & Innovation

Cash Transactions Totalling $1.2 Billion Still Occur In Ghana’s Cocoa Sector

Writer Jul 14, 2020 0

Samuel has been a cocoa farmer for 12 years. Since the end of the Akuafo cheque system, he had always been paid in cash for his cocoa, until last season. That was when the licensed buying company (LBC) that he sells to introduced a new…
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Sustainability

Rainforest Alliance Unveils Enhanced Sustainability Programme

Kojo Hayford Jul 8, 2020 0

The Rainforest Alliance has announced the unveiling of a new sustainability certification program. The international non-organisation sustainability organisation said the redefined program comes with more robust criteria, measurement, and…
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Processing

West Africa Needs To Be More Serious About Cocoa Value Addition – Oba Thompson

Writer Jul 6, 2020 0

Nigerian cocoa industry advocate and Chairman Eti-Oni Development Group, Oba Dokun Thompson, says the problems of West Africa's cocoa industry will not go away unless the region takes cocoa value addition more seriously. Oba Thompson, who…
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Resource

Uncoordinated Business Processes The Bane Of Ghana Cocoa Supply Chain – Dutch Study

Kojo Hayford Jul 6, 2020 0

Findings of a Dutch university research sighted by Cocoa Post have pointed to poor coordination in business processes as a major challenge confronting Ghana's cocoa sector. A 3-member team of researchers from Wageningen University and…
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