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Organisers of Ghana Cocoa Awards, Cocoa Post, have opened nominations for the fourth edition of the annual cocoa industry excellence reward scheme. Ghana Cocoa Awards is an initiative instituted to appreciate and highlight outstanding…
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Chocolate and cocoa products giant, the Barry Callebaut Group, has announced its plans to build a new specialty chocolate factory in Ontario, Canada, expanding its North American presence. The new state-of-the-art factory is planned to…
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A cocoa value chain analyst, Eliseus Opoku-Boamah, says the time is ripe for a concerted national campaign to demystify the idea that chocolate is a luxury product. He has, therefore, called for an intensification of the cocoa…
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Last month, Charity Sackitey was named the 2021 Woman of Excellence Award recipient during this year's edition of the Ghana Cocoa Dinner organised by Cocoa Post under the auspices of Ghana Cocoa Board. The award was presented to her by…
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The 3rd annual edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) will celebrate the country’s achievement of a new cocoa beans production record while highlighting industry’s contribution. Ghana Cocoa Board, the industry regulator, announced early…
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I had no passion to work in the Ghana Cocoa Industry even though I am the son of cocoa farmers. But thanks to Niche cocoa Industry Limited I am now very passionate about contributing to improving the Ghana cocoa industry through…
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In 1585 Europe received the first official shipment of cocoa beans at the Spanish port of Seville from Mexico, launching the international cocoa trade. Cocoa also referred to as Theobroma cacao (food of the gods) was consumed largely in…
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A marketing expert, Petra Aba Asamoah, is advocating the inclusion of cocoa value addition in Ghana's educational curriculum to attract the youth to the sector. Speaking at a conference to mark the 2021 International Youth Day in Accra,…
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Cocoa continues to play an important role in the world economy, including that of cocoa origin countries like Ghana. In the 2019/2020 crop season, Ghana produced 850,000 metric tons of cocoa beans, maintaining its position as the 2nd…
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Ghana has been growing cocoa for almost a century and a half and was once the world's leading supplier of the key chocolate ingredient until losing that spot in 1977. The West African nation boasts of a rich heritage in cocoa production.…
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