The availability of quality and improved planting materials for smallholder farmers in the cocoa sector of Liberia remains a primary concern of the Liberian government in promoting productivity in the secto
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).
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Ghana COCOBOD of misinforming the public and peddling falsehood.Their accusations come in defense of former President John Mahama’s claims about Ghana’s cocoa sector.John Mahama had9 stated that Ghana’s cocoa sector is on the brink of collapse due to the government’s mismanagement. The ranking Member on Parliament’s Food, Agriculture, …
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The Former President, John Mahama claims the country’s cocoa sector is on the verge of collapse because of the mismanagement of the sector by the government.
For the 2022/23 mid-crop, the Ivorian and Ghanian regulators have left unchanged the fixed farm-gate price to 900 XOF per kg ($1,507 per tonne) and 12,800 GHS per tonne ($1,206 US per tonne), respectively.
Cocoa Farmers Taking Part In Sustainability Not Well Compensated
Cocoa farmers in Ghana can heave a sigh of relief as the European Union (EU) has clarified that the majority of cocoa from the West African country is at no risk of an EU market ban. Legislation passed in December by the EU parliament seeks to ban some commodities linked to deforestation, including cocoa, coffee, …
If Cameroon and Nigeria join, the initiative will represent about two-thirds of global cocoa production.
THE GHANA CIVIL-SOCIETY COCOA PLATFORM (GCCP) EXPECTATION OF FARM GATE PRICE FOR 2022/2023 COCOA SEASON
The European Union (EU) has threatened to stop importing cocoa from Ghana if the effect of illegal mining on the country’s environment is not checked. The Deputy Chief Executive in-charge of Agronomy and Quality Control at COCOBOD, Dr Emmanuel Agyemang Dwomoh, said if the EU carries out its threat Ghana’s cocoa sector will suffer since …
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