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Ghana’s Free Cocoa Farm Pruning Programme Begins

Writer Feb 10, 2020 0

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will from this week begin a 100 percent pruning of all cocoa farms across the country at no cost to farmers. This was revealed during a National Stakeholder Dialogue on cocoa farmgate pricing and income of cocoa…
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Farmers Advised to Work with Extension Officers to Maintain Quality of Cocoa Beans

Writer Feb 6, 2020 0

Nana Karikari Addo, Managing Director of the Quality Control Company of COCOBOD, has asked cocoa farmers to make maximum use of extension officers and always seek technical advice in the use and application of chemicals in their farms.…
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Ghana Cocoa Already Selling at New Increased Prices for 2020/21 Crop

Writer Jan 24, 2020 0

Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Company had sold 280,000 tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/21 season by January 7, with prices that include a new US$400 per tonne living income differential (LID), sources at CMC and the cocoa regulator, COCOBOD have…
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COCOBOD Not Bothered by ‘Cocoa Cartel’ Tag by Western Media

Writer Jan 17, 2020 0

Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board Joseph Boahen Aidoo has rubbished a claim by the western media that Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have formed a “cocoa cartel” to control the world cocoa price. The cocoa cartel branding by some major…
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Analysis

Why Ghana-Ivory Coast Cocoa Cartel (COPEC) May Not Work

Writer Jan 7, 2020 0

While the world has been vexed over the spike in oil prices in recent days, amid the U.S.-Iran conflict and speculation about whether OPEC would raise production if the rally continued, a different cartel was quietly working to boost the…
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Sustainability

Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Rolls out Comprehensive Programme to Improve Farmers’ Wellbeing

Writer Dec 23, 2019 0

Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut (BC), the global chocolate manufacturer, has launched an ambitious project that is improving the lives of cocoa farmers. Through a variety of strategic partnerships, the company…
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Jomoro Municipal Assembly to Distribute 700,000 Cocoa Seedlings to Farmers

Writer Dec 19, 2019 0

Cocoa farmers in Jomoro Municipality of Western Region are to benefit from the government's flagship programme, Planting for Export and Rural Development (PERD). The Municipal Assembly has promised to distribute seven hundred thousand…
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IMANI Report on Cocoa Sector ‘Bogus’ – COCOSHE

Writer Dec 10, 2019 0

The Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Sheanut Association (COCOSHE) has raised serious concern with the findings of a survey conducted by IMANI Africa in Ghana’s cocoa sector. The group said “… we find the ideas being perpetuated by Imani Africa,…
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We Have Zero Tolerance for Forced Labor in Cocoa Supply Chain – WCF President

Writer Dec 7, 2019 0

This week marked the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — a powerful reminder that slavery is not a thing of the past. The International Labour Organization estimated that some 40 million people were victims of modern slavery…
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Production

COCOBOD Urged to Train Cocoa Farmers on Productivity Enhancement

Writer Dec 5, 2019 0

The District Chief Executive for Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, has made an appeal to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to train cocoa farmers to undertake pruning and hand pollination on their own, to…
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Agronomy Officer – KOA

Crop Research Officer – KOA

Sourcing Zonal Officer – KOA

Raw Material Sourcing Manager – KOA

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