Ghana Cocoa Board

Dr. Godfred Seidu Jasaw, Chairman of the Food, Agriculture, and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Ghana's Parliament, has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA) in its…
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Ghana's cocoa industry faces significant challenges, threatening its status as the world's number two producer top producer. Illegal gold mining, known as "galamsey," continues to destroy vast tracts of cocoa farms in all cocoa-growing…
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African Cocoa Marketplace (ACM) has launched its marketplace services, connecting African cocoa sellers with global buyers and investors. ACM’s ultimate  goal is to elevate the value of Africa’s cocoa to reflect the continent’s 120+…
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Ghana Cocoa Board has announced a 45 percent increment in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season. This raises the farmgate price from GHS2,070 to GHS3,000 per 64-kilo bag of cocoa beans and GHS48,000 per metric tonne. "We…
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The nation's biggest industry, Ghana's cocoa sector, is in grave danger due to widespread smuggling. Hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of cocoa are being diverted by the illegal trade, which is having a disastrous effect on farmers,…
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A major cocoa producing region in Ghana, the world's second largest cocoa grower, is 81% infected with swollen shoot disease, according to the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). Prices for the chocolate ingredient have roughly…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the headquarters of the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Co-operation Initiative (CIGCI) Secretariat Building in Accra, situated at Roman Ridge, a suburb of Accra. The president urged the two countries…
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Ghana is in talks with traders to postpone the delivery of at least 150,000 to 250,000 tons of cocoa until next season due to a lack of beans, in the latest sign of how a supply crunch is roiling the global market. The Ghana Cocoa Board,…
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More than 4,300 hectares of cocoa farms in the Nkawie Cocoa District of the Ashanti Region are at risk of destruction through illegal gold mining activities. Ebenezer Agyen, the Ashanti Regional Manager of Ghana Cocoa Board's extension…
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The Ghana Civil-society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has called on Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to review its forward sales cocoa marketing system amidst soaring market prices. The forward sales system refers to contractual agreements made…
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