Tag: Ghana Cocoa Board
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8 persons arrested for alleged involvement in child labour on cocoa farms
Eight persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the use of children on their cocoa farms in the Ashanti and Western North Regions. This follows an investigative media report on child labour which exposed how children are hired to work as labourers on various cocoa farms. Child labour issues in the agricultural sector…
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COCOBOD to officially close 2021 light crop cocoa season on Friday
Ghana Cocoa Board has announced that purchases for the 2021 Light Crop Cocoa Season will cease at the close of business on Friday, 3rd September 2021. In order to assist the Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to obtain the final returns from up-country, Ghana Cocoa Board has decided that returns on the declared purchases will be…
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Quality Control Company Board tasked to improve quality of cocoa beans
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has charged the newly inaugurated five-member board of the Quality Control Company Limited of the Ghana Cocoa Board to gear up their efforts in improving the quality of Ghana’s cocoa beans. Cocoa from Ghana continues to enjoy a premium place on the World’s Commodity markets…
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Newly inaugurated COCOBOD board tasked to ensure prudent payments to LBCs
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has charged the newly inaugurated eleven-member board of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to address the issue of delayed payments to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs). For months now, the cocoa sector has been faced with the problem of Licensed Buying Companies carting cocoa from farmers…
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COCOBOD partners GAAS to conduct research into cocoa for treating life-threatening infections
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is collaborating with some fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS) to conduct research into components of cocoa that can aid in the management of some life-threatening infections and metabolic diseases globally. The research forms part of COCOBOD’s programme to increase the usage of cocoa beyond the confectionery…
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COCOBOD signs agreement with Swiss Chocolate giant to process more Ghanaian cocoa
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement with Bühler of Switzerland, one of the world’s biggest cocoa processing and chocolate making companies, to process more of Ghana’s cocoa. As part of the agreement, Ghana will also benefit through training, product development and technology guidance to build its local capacity in cocoa processing and value…