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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Local civil society organizations (CSOs) are well positioned to represent the interests of the communities they serve. They can be an important strategic partner in addressing sensitive issues, like deforestation and child labor. The Rainforest Alliance collaborates with CSOs to advance our advocacy efforts. In Ghana, cocoa farmers have long struggled with issues like low
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A man prepares cocoa beans for sale in Daloa, which produces a quarter of Ivory Coast’s national cocoa output. REUTERS/ Thierry Gouegnon
Cocoa buyers back Ivory Coast and Ghana’s cocoa premium schemes Read More »
There is no doubt that the sustainability of the global multi-billion-dollar delectable chocolate industry hinges on the welfare of small scale cocoa farmers mostly in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Therefore, as a step towards pushing for the well-being of local cocoa producers and small local processors, farmers and civil society coalitions on cocoa in the
Ivorian, Ghanaian CSOs and farmers push for reforms in cocoa producer pricing Read More »
Accra, 27 September, 2018–Released today, following input from about 200 participants representing diverse stakeholders in the cocoa value chain who attended the First Global Cocoa Farmers Conference in Accra, the conference Declaration, included; Cocoa farmers from across the globe made it clear that the cocoa sector will not be business as usual during the just
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