Ghana

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to purchase all fertilizers intended to be supplied to cocoa farmers locally next year since local fertilizer companies have the capacity to supply them. He…
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Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producers, are looking at introducing a cocoa production ceiling to support global prices and discourage overproduction, the countries’ industry regulators said on Wednesday. The move comes…
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with the China General Technology (Group) Holding (Genertec) for the establishment of a cocoa processing factory in Ghana. The factory, which will be located at Sefwi-Wiawso in the…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's biggest exporters of cocoa, have agreed a deal to sell the commodity with an additional living income premium of $400 (£320) a tonne added to the price. The scheme aims to work with the world's chocolate…
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The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has estimated a $2.8 billion coconut revenue for Ghana by 2021 if efforts to improve production, processing, and exportation of the crop are successful. As part of government’s effort to promote…
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The Ghana COCOBOD on Friday, September 13, signed its annual cocoa loan syndication deal in Paris, France with some 20 banks including Societe General, Nedbank, MUFG, and NET-IXIS. This comes after Parliament’s approval for COCOBOD to…
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Higher prices are needed to ensure cocoa production becomes more sustainable, a senior European Union official said on Tuesday, backing plans by top growers Ivory Coast and Ghana to levy a “living income differential” on sales. “Ivory…
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Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan on Wednesday to make plans to regulate the industry’s efforts to source cocoa sustainably, multiple trade and government sources told Reuters. The plan comes…
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MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, a global manufacturing company through its cocoa life programme announces for the 2018/2019 crop year that a total number of 29,116 registered cocoa farmers in 334 cocoa communities in Ghana have received a cash…
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