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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A recent Global Forest Watch report1 indicate that between 2017 and 2018 Ghana’s rate of deforestation rose by 60%, the highest in the world. The same report singled out agricultural expansion (in the middle and southern belt of Ghana) and mining (in the north) as leading in this unfortunate state of affairs. These causes, as suggested …
The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has commended government over what it refers to as ‘government’s efforts in ensuring cocoa farmers earn a decent income.’ Government through COCOBOD recently increased the farm gate price of cocoa per 64 kilograms (kg) bag of cocoa to GHS660. “The recent announcement of GHS660 payment per bag of 64 …
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The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has demanded from COCOBOD, an increase in the producer price for cocoa to improve the living standards of Ghanaian cocoa farmers. “Our greatest concern in this milestone, however, is to see a direct and obvious change in the farm gate price of cocoa beans, such that farmers’ income and …
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