Tag: Cocoa
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Adverse impact of COVID-19 causes decline in exports and imports – BoG data
Latest data from the Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Data for January 2021, indicate that the country’s external sector continues to suffer adversely from the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the data, the value of the country’s total exports decreased to 1.4 billion dollars in 2020, from the $1.5…
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Give LBCs money to buy our cocoa seeds – Cocoa farmers appeal to government
Cocoa Farmers in the Western North Region are calling on government to release funds to the Local Buying Companies (LBCs) to enable them pay for their produce. Shortage of money at cocoa buying companies is causing a lot of financial constraints to farmers as they seek to settle their wards for school. Over the years,…
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Cocoa Barometer 2020 demands system change to end poverty within cocoa sector
A new report released by the Cocoa Barometer analysing trends within the cocoa sector has highlighted the need for government and industry stakeholders as well as farmers and civil society organisations, to outline policies to end deforestation and human rights abuses within the cocoa supply chain. According to the report dubbed, ‘Cocoa Barometer 2020’, after…
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Avoid using harmful pesticides in cocoa production to protect farmers – Group advocates
A new research conducted by Conservation Alliance of Ghana, analyzing the social and environmental challenges within the cocoa sector is calling for less application of pesticides to protect farmers and also avoid a global ban on Ghana’s cocoa beans. According to the research, pesticides such as Confidor and Condo, used mainly in cocoa farming, are…
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Government to replant all swollen shoot affected cocoa farms – Nana Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government is resolved to replanting all swollen-shoot affected farms in all the regions of cocoa cultivation, and, thereby, help improve the yield per hectare for all cocoa farmers. Speaking at the launch of Government’s Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme on Thursday, 24th September 2020, at Sefwi Wiawso, on day 1…
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COCOBOD bemoans hoarding of cocoa beans in anticipation of price increase
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has described as troubling the hoarding of cocoa beans by some cocoa farmers in anticipation of an increase in the farmgate price. Currently, a 64-kilogram bag of cocoa in the 2019/2020 crop season is going for GHS515, while a ton is going for GHS8,240. But news of an upcoming 21…
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Group rolls out initiative to aid creation of viable cocoa value chain in Ghana
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has rolled out a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at helping to create a sustainable cocoa value chain in Ghana. According to the association, the initiative is in collaboration with various cocoa farmer-based organisations and other stakeholders and will draw attention to pertinent issues militating against…
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Edward Boateng seeks tariff-free entry of Ghana’s cocoa products into Chinese market
Ghana’s cocoa products will soon enjoy zero tariffs on China’s market should everything go as planned. This is according to Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Edward Boateng. He made these comments after a launch of the Africa Cocoa Centre; a cocoa trading space which will connect Africa to China’s fast-growing appetite for chocolate and other cocoa…
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Cocoa producer price increment timely — GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has described the increment in cocoa prices as timely. The government on Tuesday 2nd October,2019 announced that the producer price for a ton of cocoa has been increased to GH¢8, 249 while that of 64 kg bag would now be sold at GH¢515. This comes after the price per…
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Cocobod awarded ISO certification to determine quality of beans exported from W/A
Quality Control Company Limited (QCC), a subsidiary of Cocobod has been granted accreditation by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), for inspection of cocoa activities and testing laboratory on pesticide residue. The two quality certificates are ISO IEC 17020 and ISO IEC 17025. These certifications come on the back of…