Producer price of cocoa stays – Takes effect for new season

October 6, 2021 The government has maintained the producer price of cocoa for the 2021/2022 cocoa season at GH¢10,560 per tonne. This means, an amount of GH¢660 per bag of 64 kilogramme gross weight will...

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Ghana to host Cocoa Initiative Secretariat – Signs agreement with Cote d’Ivoire

August 6, 2021 The government has signed an agreement with Cote d’Ivoire for Ghana to host the Cote d’Ivoire/Ghana Cocoa Initiative Secretariat. The initiative is an organisation born out of...

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COCOBOD signs agreement with Swiss Chocolate giant to process more Ghanaian cocoa

June 23, 2021 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...

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Ghana’s trade surplus hits US$2 billion in 2020

February 2, 2021 Despite the impact of coronavirus pandemic on global economies, Ghana recorded a trade surplus of US$2.015 billion in 2020, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed. This was...

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Gov’t commits US$400m to cocoa rehabilitation, others

September 28, 2020 An estimated US$400 million or more is expected to be used to address the ravaging Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), and overaged or moribund cocoa farms, which have significantly...

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Banks refuse syndicated loan for COCOBOD

June 19, 2020 Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) annual pre-export financing, will be raised by a club of banks as its traditional lenders; the European Bank, have declined to underwrite the risk amid the...

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Smart Cocoa Farming initiative introduced to farmers

August 6, 2018 The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in conjunction with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has launched a programme to encourage cocoa farmers to adopt climate smart cocoa...

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Cocoa prices tumble

June 12, 2018 Prices of cocoa on the international market have begun to tumble due to investors expectations of an imminent increase in production from top growing countries, Côte d’Ivoire and...

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