Ghana

Anytime, the topics of low income and worsening livelihood of cocoa farmers are raised in Ghana, people mistakenly assume Ghana to be the cocoa farmer and thus they argue that Ghana needs to add value to its cocoa beans to improve its…
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Through a joint initiative, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have managed to convince chocolate traders and makers to raise the price they pay for cocoa. With Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s top two cocoa producers, as well as Nigeria,…
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Some lead cocoa farmers and opinion leaders from Asunafo-Abomosu, a cocoa farming community in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region have petitioned the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, to…
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The President of New Juaben Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union, Mr Thomas Adjei, has said Ghana risks losing her spot as the second largest cocoa producer country in the world due to illegal mining. According to him, the indiscriminate sale…
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Ghana’s Ambassador to China, His Excellency Edward Boateng, working together with the Hunan government of China, has brought into existence a new marketing centre in China specifically built to sell and promote strictly African cocoa.…
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Ghana expects cocoa output of around 900,000 tonnes in the 2020/2021 season, up 5.8% from the forecast for 2019/2020, this is according to the country’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) through a parliamentary report published on Wednesday. The…
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Cocoa is of critical importance to the Ghanaian economy, hence the effects of low income with farmers isn’t just seen as a threat to their livelihoods but also a threat to the economy. So, the objective of protecting the economy and the…
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Findings of a Dutch university research sighted by Cocoa Post have pointed to poor coordination in business processes as a major challenge confronting Ghana's cocoa sector. A 3-member team of researchers from Wageningen University and…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has this month, June 2020, completely paid up the $1.3-billion syndicated loan facility contracted for the 2019/2020 cocoa crop purchases. The September 2019 facility signed in Paris, France, was put together by…
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday unveiled the $600-million cocoa syndicated loan facility to revamp the West African country's cocoa sector. The COCOBOD loan was pooled by a consortium of development finance institutions namely the…
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