Cocoa
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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Do Ghana’s Cocoa Policies resolve the low-income constraints of its Cocoa Farmers?
Cocoa is of critical importance to the Ghanaian economy, hence the effects of low income with farmers isn’t just seen...
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CocoaAsempa Software – Ghana’s potent case of financial inclusion for Cocoa farmers
A software for purchasing and monitoring cocoa electronically is set to drive the cash-lite agenda for financial inclusion in the...
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Is Fairtrade FAIR to Cocoa Farmers?
For the past decades, we have seen acclaimed sustainable certification organisations, telling the whole world that there is the need...
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Ghana’s Cocoa juice ‘marries’ Bolivian cocoa beans in world’s first 100% cocoa fruit chocolate
Swiss chocolate manufacturer, Felchlin, has unveiled a new couverture made 100 percent from the Cocoa fruit, with no extra ingredient....
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Kuapa Kokoo Cooperative loses majority shares in UK’s Divine Chocolate
Ghanaian cocoa farmer cooperative, Kuapa Kooko, has lost 80 percent of its majority shares in British chocolate brand, Divine Chocolate,...
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