The Western North Regional Communication Directorate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) led by Mr. Yaw Addo Harry has expressed it’s heartfelt appreciation to Akufo Addo-Bawumia administration for their countless commitment for introducing more policies in cocoa sector which gears towards the welfare of the cocoa farmers in the country. …
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Ghana has increased its cocoa producer price from GHS660 to GHS800 per bag for its 2022/23 crop, said Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the Minister of Food and Agriculture in Accra, on Wednesday. The new farmgate price which represents a 21% enhancement of the 2021/22 rate takes effect Friday, 7 October …
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The European Union Ambassador, Irchad Razaarly, says there is no ban on Ghana’s cocoa into the European market as speculated in the media space. “We want more cocoa, and we are supporting Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to produce cocoa and other commodities in a socially and environmentally sustainable manner,” he …
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The country has lost 19,000 hectares of cocoa farmlands to illegal mining, according to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). According to the Public Relations Officer of COCOBOD, this was uncovered in research the outfit undertook earlier this year. Fiifi Boafo who was on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, said the …
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The Co-Principal Investigator on the University of York-UG’s Galamsey Research Team has said that illegal mining, also known as galamsey, is having adverse effects on farming in many communities across the country. Speaking on Newsfile on JoyNews on Saturday, Prof Gladys Nyarko Ansah revealed that some farmers in Atiwa West …
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Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will soon begin the process of handing over the management of rehabilitated cocoa farms to their farm owners. This comes after a successful two-year-long rehabilitation of hundreds of acres of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Viral Disease (CSSVD) infected farms, under the COCOBOD, and Government funded Cocoa Rehabilitation …
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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Friday commissioned a US$13 million cocoa processing plant expansion of the Cargill Cocoa Processing Company in the Tema Free Zones enclave. The investment is expected to increase the company’s cocoa-grinding capability by 20 per cent to match growing consumer demands for cocoa powder. The expanded …
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cocobod, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo has announced to the notice of the cocoa farmers that his outfit is set to provide Electronic Scales for purchasing of dry cocoa beans in 2021/2022 cocoa seasons. He said, the devices when introduced would go a long …
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