Cocoa

The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured the $400 Living Income Differential introduced jointly with Ivory Coast on cocoa is not a surcharge. "We will like to correct the misrepresentation of the…
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Media personnel on Thursday were trained on Cocoa and Forest Initiative (CFI), a programme being implemented by leading cocoa-producing countries and companies towards safeguarding forests. The CFI is a programme, which has seen the…
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Mondelēz researchers in the UK have claimed a significant reformulation breakthrough, seeking to claim a patent for calcium salt as having a key impact on improving chocolate ranges. The global confectionery and snacks group believes its…
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World Cocoa Foundation member Meiji Co., Ltd., based in Japan, supports independent cocoa farmers under the “Meiji Cocoa Support” program. This includes art classes and chocolate-making classes for Ghanaian school children. A program…
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Official spokesperson for Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Fiifi Boafo, has rejected a Bloomberg report Friday claiming Ghana Cocoa got no buyers on first market appearance since $400 premium. Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's largest…
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COCOBOD will this year distribute about 60 million hybrid cocoa seedlings free of charge to farmers across cocoa growing districts to plant to increase their yield and incomes. Mr Kwadwo Danso, Ashanti Regional Manager of Cocoa Health and…
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The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has called on managers and directors of the Board to work innovatively to change the fortunes of the cocoa industry. Mr Boahen Aidoo made the call when he briefed…
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The world’s second-largest cocoa producer offered to sell beans for the first time since introducing a surcharge, and found no buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Company, responsible for selling…
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