Ghana has surpassed Ivory Coast in cocoa production over the half year 2022/23 crop season, according to the latest Cocoa Market Report by the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).
As of 31 March 2023, cumulative arrivals of cocoa beans in Ivory Coast were lagging behind previous season levels, while the volume...
…14 beneficiaries under two modules graduate
In an effort to ensure the cocoa sector remains vibrant, with cooperatives becoming strong, inclusive, democratic and sustainable producer organisations, Fairtrade Africa has graduated 14 beneficiaries of its NORAD project.
The project was conducted under two major modules; the Women Leadership School and Youth Cooperative...
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is expected to capture about 800,000 cocoa farmers in the country under the Cocoa Farmer Pension Scheme.
Registering and collection of data is still on-going across all cocoa growing areas to serve as a data base for the Cocoa Management System (CMS), which will track the...
Demeter Ghana Ltd., one of Ghana’s leading fertiliser manufacturer, has added on to its brands Polysulphate cocoa fertiliser – also known as ‘Asaase Hene’ – to boost cocoa production in the country.
Asaase Hene is a multi-nutrient sulphate cocoa fertiliser which Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) trials have shown...
With only 11% of firms able to trace source of their beans
Some chocolate manufacturers are reneging on commitment to address persisting child labour, poverty and deforestation confronting the cocoa-chocolate industry, says the latest Cholocate Scorecard report.
It said while some are rising to address key challenges in the...
There is high consumer demand for chocolate that is free from child labour and deforestation in the developed world.
The fourth edition of the Chocolate Scorecard surveyed the world’s biggest chocolate companies to find out how they are addressing key challenges in the cocoa-chocolate value chain.
This year’s scorecard ranked 83...
Cocoa farming has and continue to be a pivotal economic activity in Ghana which contributes significantly to the country's total foreign exchange earnings.
However, the majority of cocoa farmers in Ghana have limited access to financial literacy programmes that could transform their lives and their communities. It is against this...
The country can become a bigger force in the global cocoa industry by prioritising value addition.
This is because around 80 percent of the global cocoa industry's annual wealth of between US$130billion and US$150billion is generated during secondary processing (cocoa paste manufacturing), which continues to be non-existent in the country.
Intrinsically,...
…An in-depth look at Fairtrade's minimum price policy
Fairtrade, an organisation that advocates for fair and equitable access to international markets, has been a longstanding player in the cocoa-chocolate industry. However, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of Fairtrade's policies, particularly its minimum price policy, for smallholder cocoa farmers...
