COVID19

The international community must confront trade injustice, enforce transparency and accountability in supply chains, and secure climate financing mechanisms, living incomes and wages for the world’s smallholder agricultural producers,…
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Prof. Joseph Assan (Heller) spoke at a virtual Heller School for Social Policy and Management event on March 24 about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted “livelihood sustainability and human wellbeing.” Hosted by the Center for…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has said it intends to settle its $200 million debt owed some License Buying Companies (LBCs) and cocoa farmers across the country. Assurance for the settlement of the debt was given by the Public Affairs…
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President of the World Cocoa Foundation Rick Scobey, has raised concerns over the ‘unprecedented challenges’ facing the sector in his opening remarks for the organisation’s annual partnership meeting, writes Neill Barston Speaking on the…
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The Vice President of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has hailed the management of COCOBOD for a good job done in ensuring that although the cocoa sector has been hit by the pandemic, there will be a tunnel of hope for farmers when the season…
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Global cocoa and chocolate companies are donating $40,000 US to UNICEF to help cocoa farmers and their families in Cameroon fight the coronavirus by supporting the national emergency plan of the government. Coming on top of numerous…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will shut down its corporate and divisional offices in Accra for fumigation, effective Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The COCOBOD Coronavirus measures were announced in response to some staff of the organisation…
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The International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of children identified as carrying out hazardous work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast. Data from the cocoa sector child labour monitoring organisation…
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Olam Cocoa has announced a package of support to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and important medical supplies to its cocoa farming communities tackling COVID-19 across central and West Africa.…
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Global cocoa and chocolate companies are donating $835,000 to help cocoa farmers and their families fight the spreading coronavirus by supporting the national emergency plans of governments in West Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Coming…
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