1,000ha of cocoa trees to be replanted in 4-yrs
Cocobod has announced plans to undertake a nationwide exercise to remove all swollen shoot-affected cocoa trees, to prevent spread of the viral disease.
The control programme, which has received government’s approval and is expected to commence soon, will include replanting...
Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited and Barry Callebaut Ghana, subsidiaries of Barry Callebaut Group - a global leader in the chocolate industry, has joined the COVID-19 fight by donating handwashing kits to Cocobod for distribution to cocoa farming communities.
The items - valued at US$2,500 - include 300 Veronica buckets, liquid...
Ghanaian cocoa farmer cooperative, Kuapa Kooko, has lost 80 percent of its majority shares in British chocolate brand, Divine Chocolate, to a strategic investor. Kuapa Kooko Cooperative, which hitherto owned 45% majority shares in the company, would now hold only 20% ownership as Divine Chocolate Limited is sold to a...
Despite an extended government ban on illegal mining and deployment of a joint task force to curb the menace, ‘galamsey’ activities along communities on the River Pra are still prevalent and slowing down efforts to help regain Ghana’s depleting fish stock.
David Koomson, the Shama District co-management committee chairman said,...
International cocoa and chocolate scholar Professor Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa has been appointed chair of the 3-member Advisory and Awarding Board of Ghana Cocoa Awards, an industry awards scheme.
Professor Afoakwa, who is also Interim Vice-Chancellor of Ghana Communication Technology University, shares the board with another scholar of the global cocoa...
There is a lot of money in chocolate but the producers of the raw material see very little of it.
Last year the retail industry was worth $107bn (£78bn), according to one projection, but Ghana - the world's second largest cocoa producer - earned just around $2bn.
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Physical interactions are less desired as cases of the COVID-19 pandemic surge in many countries. This has the potential to limit farmers' access to inputs and extension support services, which play a major role in enhancing farm-level productivity and improve farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. Under the Next Generation Cocoa...
Introduction
Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is one of the leading farmer-based organizations in Ghana that has been established to promote the socio-economic well-being of smallholder cocoa farmers. The association was established in partnership with African Tiger Holding Ltd (ATHL) to sponsor the establishment of a contributory pension scheme within...
The pioneering initiative to train the next generation of cocoa farmers, is expected to bring a significant contribution to the country’s cocoa production, as a total of over 12,000 youth have been trained to venture into cocoa farming and its related businesses, by the MASO programme, being undertaken by...