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Cocoa Farming Input To Be Provided Through Farmer Cooperatives – COCOBOD

Writer Jul 13, 2019 0

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has adopted a new policy of providing support services, farming products and inputs to cocoa farmers through their registered cooperatives to ensure far more efficient and timely delivery to all cocoa farmer…
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Trade

Dapaah Chocolates Founder Speaks on Ghana & Ivory Coast Floor Price

Writer Jul 13, 2019 0

A cocoa farmer and founder of Dapaah Chocolates based in London, United Kingdom, Raphael Dapaah, has shared his thoughts on the new cocoa floor price spearheaded by West African neighbours, Ghana and Ivory Coast. The Dapaah Chocolates…
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Production

Motorised Slashers To Accelerate Ghana’s Cocoa Farm Mechanisation

Kojo Hayford Jul 11, 2019 0

The Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, hinted that from October 2019 cocoa farmers would be introduced to motorised slashers to reduce the use of hoes and cutlasses in farm maintenance. He insisted, however, that such support…
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Production

COCOBOD Launches Cocoa Farmer Cooperatives to Advance Productivity and Sustainability

Kojo Hayford Jul 11, 2019 0

Cocoa farmer groups or associations have become a mobilisation point for farmers who unite to advance the course of their businesses. Cocoa farmer cooperatives born by friendship but mostly expand to comprise farmers in the same catchment…
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New Cocoa Floor Price: A Step Towards More Equal Trade?

Writer Jul 3, 2019 0

On 12 June 2019, the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire announced a floor price of USD 2,600/ton of cocoa beans for the 2019/2020 cocoa season. They also announced a suspension of forward sales of beans for the 2020/2021 season. This…
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Mars Inc Endorses Ghana And Ivory Coast $2,600 Cocoa Floor Price

Writer Jul 3, 2019 0

U.S. food maker Mars Inc. supports a decision by Ivory Coast and Ghana to set a floor price for their cocoa exports, a senior executive told Reuters on Wednesday, becoming one of the first major chocolate companies to back the initiative.…
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COCOBOD Urged To Cut Ties With World Cocoa Farmers Organization

Writer Jun 26, 2019 0

The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Farmers Association (COCOSHE) have called on the Ghana Cocoa Board to disassociate itself from the World Cocoa Farmers Organization (WCFO). This follows a decision by the government and Côte d’Ivoire to…
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Trade

Ghana And Ivory Coast Invite Cocoa Buyers For Price Talks

Writer May 17, 2019 0

Ivory Coast and Ghana invited cocoa buyers and processors to discuss proposals for setting a joint minimum price for their cocoa beans, the latest sign that the world’s top producers are serious about improving cooperation. The two…
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Ghana Cocoa Boss Hands Over First Solar Irrigation System To Farmer

Writer May 16, 2019 0

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has officially handed over an ultra-modern solar-powered irrigation system to a cocoa farmer. The system has been installed on a 30-acre cocoa farm owned by…
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