COCOBOD

Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Company had sold 280,000 tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/21 season by January 7, with prices that include a new US$400 per tonne living income differential (LID), sources at CMC and the cocoa regulator, COCOBOD have…
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Cocoa farmers have been encouraged to patronise the services of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) to benefit from the new pension scheme instituted by the government. Andrea Franz, the PBC Central Regional Human Resource Manager, said the…
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Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut (BC), the global chocolate manufacturer, has launched an ambitious project that is improving the lives of cocoa farmers. Through a variety of strategic partnerships, the company…
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The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Association (COCOSHE) has raised serious concern with the findings of a survey conducted by IMANI Africa in Ghana’s cocoa sector. The group said “… we find the ideas being perpetuated by Imani Africa,…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has warned of severe sanctions against cocoa Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) in the country engaged in the payment of spot premiums, describing it as unethical. According to the regulator, some LBCs are…
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Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and his Ivorian counterpart Yves Brahima Kone have jointly been honoured with the "Cocoa Farmer Income Sustainability Honorary Award" at the historic first edition of the Ghana…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a $600 million syndicated loan facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Credit Suisse Group AG, to finance key components of the organisation’s productivity enhancement programmes. The…
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