Ghana

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is to receive the ECOM Ghana Cocoa Lifetime Achievement Award at the maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards Gala Night, which comes off 22nd November 2019 at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra. The special…
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The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo and two others have been shortlisted to receive the ultimate award in the maiden Ghana Cocoa Awards instituted to celebrate outstanding achievement in the cocoa sector. Mr Aidoo…
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Fairtrade is supporting the decision of Ghana and Ivory Coast to raise the farmgate price of cocoa to US$1,820 per tonne for all farmers. The organisation sees the announcement as a real opportunity to drive change at scale for farmers in…
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The 2019 edition of Salon Du Chocolat, the world’s largest chocolate event is ongoing in Porte De Versailles-Paris, France. The 5-day event opened on the 30th October 2019 with glitz and glamour. The 2019 edition which marks the…
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The willingness of some multinational firms to pay a cost-of-living bonus for African cocoa planters is welcome but will not save many farmers from grinding poverty, industry sources say. Ivory Coast and Ghana, which together account for…
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The government has announced plans to inject US$600 million into the cocoa sector. The funds, being sourced from the African Development Bank (AfDB) will finance various initiatives such as mass cocoa spraying exercises, agronomic…
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In its quest to boost cocoa production and increase benefits to cocoa farmers, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has partnered two agro-chemical companies for the introduction of fertiliser that tackles soil acidity, which is hampering…
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The world’s top cocoa producers backed down from a threat to suspend sustainability programs that they said confectioners and other buyers had prioritized over better pay for farmers. Ivory Coast and Ghana, where more than 60% of the…
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