Ghana

"Old and unproductive", that is how Francis Oko Lanquaye described his 4 and half-acre cocoa farm when he acquired it some years back. It is located at Otwebediedua, near Suhum in the Eastern Region, about 65 kilometres northwest of…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's top two cocoa beans producers, have appointed Alex Arnaud Assanvo to head an organisation born out of their joint cooperation on cocoa. Until his appointment as the first-ever Executive Secretary of the…
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Revenue in exports from coffee for the year 2018 was $34,000. This is according to the President of the Coffee Federation of Ghana (CFG), Chief Nat Ebo Nsarko. The $34,000 export revenue recorded for 2018 stands in sharp contrast for…
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Organic chocolate social enterprise, fairafric, has taken a swipe at giant chocolate makers for their alleged refusal to buy Africa's cocoa beans in an apparent move to skirt a $400 per ton premium termed the Living Income Differential…
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The Chief Executive Officer of Mi-Cocoa, Nana Aduna II, is advocating the immediate review of the thirty-seven year old Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Law to meet the present demands of the cocoa sector. Nana Aduna II, a cocoa farmer and…
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The Minister of Information designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has launched the 2021 National Chocolate Week at the Marriott hotel in Accra. The celebration, which is slated for February 8 - 14, 2021 is packed with activities to encourage…
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Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, says government has stepped up efforts to support local entrepreneurs and businesses that have interest and expertise in cocoa value addition. Speaking at the launch of the National Chocolate Week in…
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Management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has made 3 new directorial appointments at Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).  This move became necessary as a result of the Retirement of Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku (Executive Director) from the…
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