Cocoa

Rainforest Alliance has called for investment into Nature-Based Solutions and Climate-Smart Agriculture ahead of the opening of the UNFCCC COP26 climate summit taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 - Nov. 12, 2021. The Alliance…
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In the year 2020, Ghana and Ivory Coast leveraged their cocoa production dominance to capture some extra value; that is, the Living Income Differential (LID) levy that granted cocoa farmers $400 extra income for a metric ton of cocoa beans…
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Ghanaian-German social enterprise, fairafric Ghana, has unveiled the first of three exciting new flavours of its Made In Africa chocolate brand. The freshly released variant named 57% Baobab Moringa pays tribute to Ghana's independence…
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The Ghanaian cocoa sector's transition from the old analogue mechanical weighing scales to digital electronic weighing scales is said to take effect from October 8, 2021, when cocoa purchases officially commence. "To assist the farmer to…
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The Norwegian Embassy in Ghana and its partners have launched a project to combat forced and child labour in the country’s cocoa and gold sector value chain, in Accra. The initiative is intended to complement the government’s effort at…
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Global chocolate and confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has announced a new partnership with 12Tree and ECOM to develop a 2000-hectare climate-smart sustainable cocoa project in Latin America. The American multinational says the…
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The 3rd annual edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) will celebrate the country’s achievement of a new cocoa beans production record while highlighting industry’s contribution. Ghana Cocoa Board, the industry regulator, announced early…
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Scientists at Cocoa Cure Centre (CCC), an Israeli research agency, have dismissed the German government-backed synthetic chocolate solution to cocoa sustainability. The centre is not impressed by "European startups striving to…
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Negotiations over the cocoa freight rate for the 2021/22 cocoa year has ended in Accra with parties agreeing a five percent (5%) upward adjustment, the BFT has reported. Reports say the parties including Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC),…
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Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, the Ghana country lead of Mondelez International's Cocoa Life Program, has been enstooled the Nkosuohen (Development Chief) of Mayenda, with the chieftaincy title Nana Okofo Apetu II. She was officially outdoored on…
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