Category: Agriculture
-
Cocobod denies failing to get buyers for Ghana cocoa
The management of Ghana Cocoa Board and its subsidiary, the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), have stated that reports that they could not get buyers for Ghana’s cocoa are outright false. A press release released by Cocobod, said Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire last week lifted the suspension of the sale of 2020/21 cocoa beans after officially…
-
Ghana, Ivory Coast to meet cocoa buyers in September
Citi Business News has gathered that officials from Ghana and Ivory Coast will meet cocoa processors and Chocolatiers on the international market in September to discuss issues surrounding sustainability in the cocoa value chain. The meeting which will take place on September 11, 2019, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast is to, among things, look into how…
-
Gov’t projects US$ 2.5 billion from cashew sector
The cashew industry is expected to fetch the nation US$ 2.5 billion in the next five years, Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said. He said the government has devoted GHȼ 1 billion towards the establishment of the Tree Crop Development Authority that would regulate the…
-
Cocobod plans distribution of 60 million hybrid seedlings to farmers
COCOBOD will this year distribute about 60 million hybrid cocoa seedlings free of charge to farmers across the cocoa growing districts to plant to increase their yield and incomes. Kwadwo Danso, Ashanti Regional Manager of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of COCOBOD, who announced this said the new hybrid cocoa trees were tolerant and…
-
Lifting of suspension of cocoa sales based on positive feedback — Cocobod
Cocobod says the lifting of the ban on the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season is based on a positive response Ghana and Ivory Coast have received from the international market. The two largest cocoa producers a few weeks ago suspended the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/2021 crop season while…
-
Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire lift ban on cocoa sales
Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire have lifted the suspension of cocoa sales for the 2020/2021 season, effective July 16. The decision was contained in a joint communiqué issued and signed by Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, and the Chief of Cote d’Ivoire’s Coffee and Cocoa Council, Yves Kone-Brahima. The…
-
UG students seeking GHS36,000 funding to chase US$1m Hult Prize in New York
Agrilab, a team of four brilliant students from the University of Ghana, is seeking financial support from the public to enable them to participate in the prestigious Hult Prize competition in the United States of America. The team made up of Isaac Aboah, Henry Duah, Daniel Afriyie and Nana Akua Afriyie Busia will come up…
-
Mango farmers told to prioritize value addition to earn more
Mango Farmers across the country have been charged to prioritize value addition to their produce in other to maximize the return on their investments. According to key stakeholders in the mango value chain in Ghana, the continuous export of mango in its raw state limits the potential earnings from the fruit. Speaking at the 4th…
-
Farmers say lower tariffs threaten agri-businesses
Local producers say the reduced tariff values for some imported products in the agriculture value chain, especially those that are already being produced locally, is impacting negatively on businesses. They said the 50 per cent reduction in the benchmark value covered about 19 percent of products produced domestically and the current lower tariffs on the…
-
Suppliers of input for cocoa farmers to be paid via mobile money
Suppliers of inputs for cocoa farmers will soon be able to receive payment for their services via mobile money. According to the General Manager for Mobile Financial Services at MTN, Eli Hini, the move should facilitate swift payments and help drive the government’s cash-lite agenda. Presently, some buyers of cocoa beans are enrolled on the…