Tag: cocoa
Cocoa Carriers Association set to launch indefinite Sit-Down strike today
The leadership of the Cocoa Carriers Association has directed its members stationed at the Tema, Takoradi, and Kumasi depots of the Cocoa Marketing Company...
Mahama promises to build cocoa processing plant in Kukuom, Asunafo South
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to establish a cocoa processing facility in Kukuom, located in the...
Cocoa producer price for 2024/2025 season increased by 129%
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong, has announced a significant 129.36% increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/2025...
Ghana to boost cocoa farmgate price by nearly 45%, sources reveal
Ghana is set to increase the state-guaranteed price paid to its cocoa farmers by nearly 45% for the upcoming 2024/25 crop season, according to...
Ghana pursues $500M loan from cocoa traders as traditional financing stalls
Ghana is seeking a $500 million loan from leading cocoa traders to sustain its cocoa industry as it faces delays in securing traditional financing...
Ghana’s cocoa sector faces ongoing crisis as swollen shoot disease worsens
Ghana's cocoa industry, the world's second-largest producer, is grappling with a worsening swollen shoot disease that threatens its long-term viability.
Recent data reveals that efforts...
GAWU: Halting galamsey essential for saving Ghana’s cocoa industry
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has stated that there are no quick fixes to the ongoing challenges plaguing Ghana’s cocoa sector. The union...
Ghana announces 63% hike in cocoa farmers’ prices to tackle smuggling
Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator called for boosting the rate farmers get for their crops by more than 60% to discourage them from smuggling beans...
Oppong Nkrumah welcomes ‘no EU ban on Ghanaian cocoa’ report
The Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has welcomed news from the European Union (EU) that there is no ban on cocoa from Ghana.
He described...
Sustainability requirements shouldn’t be a ruse to block our cocoa and...
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called on the European Union (EU) to work with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to...
