Ghana

The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) and Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA) have started processes to negotiate cocoa freight charges for the 2021/2022 cocoa season, Business & Financial Times has reported. Consultations and research are…
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The year 2021 has been quite eventful for the cocoa and chocolate industry, especially in the area of innovation. First was the viral China cocoa export to Belgium that got African cocoa-producing nations gripped with anxiety. Then…
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Pilot registration for Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme is set to commence from Monday 30th August 2021. Public Affairs Manager for Ghana Cocoa Board, Fiifi Boafo, who made the disclosure also indicated the pilot phase of the scheme…
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A marketing expert, Petra Aba Asamoah, is advocating the inclusion of cocoa value addition in Ghana's educational curriculum to attract the youth to the sector. Speaking at a conference to mark the 2021 International Youth Day in Accra,…
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A non-governmental organisation, African Business Centre for Developing Education (ABCDE) has observed this year’s International Youth Day with a conference for a cross-section of Ghanaian youngsters on Youth Innovation in chocolate-making.…
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A roundtable on cocoa hosted by Solidaridad West Africa has ended with a strong call on the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to take urgent steps to mend the reputational damage that has arisen from the deliberate anti-slavery…
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Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licensed cocoa buying company has been lauded by a Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Emmanuel Opoku for embracing the new cocoa farmer registration module by the…
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Top officials of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire say they have received calls from a number of cocoa-producing countries to join their recently launched joint initiative on cocoa. The formal commencement of operations of the headquarters and…
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The governments of Ghana and Ivory Coast are set to sign the Headquarters Agreement for the Cote d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative secretariat based in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. The Agreement to be signed in Accra, Thursday 5th August,…
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A shopper's tweet complimenting the packaging of bean to bar chocolate brand Mansa Gold has set the internet talking with over a thousand likes and 340 retweets. The Twitter user tweeting as @kofiamed posted his impression with the…
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