Ghana

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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We recently heard of Ghana and Ivory Coast allegedly noticing Hershey's invading of the $400/t Living Income Differential levy agreed by the industry. This levy is meant to pay and help improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers. This…
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When Abidjan and Accra joined forces to create cocoa’s OPEC, also referred to as COPEC, they were looking to change the power balance in the cocoa sector. But the economic downturn had other plans. The marketing year for the 2020/21…
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Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, has launched a pension scheme for cocoa farmers thirty-six years after the promulgation of a law to that effect. An estimated 1.5 million cocoa farmers are expected to enrol on the scheme…
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The world's top two cocoa producers have cancelled their membership of the Cocoa Merchants Association of America (CMAA) amidst a row with chocolate manufacturers, according to Reuters. Ghana and Ivory Coast have accused the CMAA of aiding…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast are said to cancel all cocoa sustainability schemes run by American chocolate manufacturing giant - Hershey - within their jurisdictions, according to reports by Reuters News Agency. The chocolate maker is allegedly…
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Managing Campaigner for EcoCare Ghana, Mr. Obed Owusu-Addai, and his organization have thrown their support behind the ongoing “Securing Equitable Living Income for Cocoa Farmers campaign” that is seeking to eliminate extreme poverty among…
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Ghana is the world’s second-largest cocoa-producing country with Nigeria being the biggest consumer of Ghana’s chocolate according to Yofi Grant, CEO of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). Cote d’Ivoire claims the number one spot as…
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