Cocoa
Nana Aduna II – A Medical Officer who revolutionalised cocoa processing in Ghana
Nana Aduna II is the CEO of OheneCocoa, a cutting edge processor of Ghana's raw cocoa beans. He comes from...
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Nominations open till 16th October for 2nd Ghana Cocoa Awards
Over 30 award categories are up for grabs as nominations open till 16th October 2020 for the 2nd Ghana Cocoa...
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Is there any link? – Increased local value addition and cocoa farmers’ income?
Anytime, the topics of low income and worsening livelihood of cocoa farmers are raised in Ghana, people mistakenly assume Ghana...
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CocoaAsempa; a digital platform that has reduced transaction costs for purchasing cocoa in Ghana
Purchasing cocoa is a capital-intensive operation by Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs). The LBCs’ function is to purchase cocoa from farmers...
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Quantity or Quality of Production – Does any of these improve cocoa farmers’ income?
For years now, cocoa farmers income from the sector has kept decreasing while the cost of production and living has...
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Swollen Shoot Disease: Farmers in Ghana’s top producing region count losses
Ghana Cocoa Board has stepped up its cocoa rehabilitation programme in the Western North Region following the devastating effect of...
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COCOBOD’s electronic scales to end tampering not ready until 2021
The management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has moved to end the practice of weighing scale tampering with fresh...
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Low Income, the major challenge of Ghanaian cocoa farmers – NOT demographics
In my previous article on how much Cocoa Farmers earn and why we need to announce a #Cocoaemergency, we realised...
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Virus-induced drop in cocoa demand puts farmers at risk
The steepest dive in cocoa demand in a decade has thrown into jeopardy a plan by top producers Ivory Coast...
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How much Ghanaian cocoa farmers earn and why we need to announce, “A Cocoa Emergency”!!!
To set the context right, the Cocoa-Chocolate industry is worth US$131bn yet when you break it down, the small holder...
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