INVESTIGATIONS conducted by Today have it that Ghana will soon lose its position as the second largest Cocoa producing country in the world as many cocoa farmers in the Western Region are cutting...
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo has expressed optimism that Ghana can reap huge benefits from its cocoa products by increasing local consumption...
On Thursday striking growers brandished documents showing buyers have not paid them Ivorian cocoa farmers have agreed to call off their strike to allow for talks with the Coffee and Cocoa Council....
Reports of Ghana using child labour on its cocoa farms are grossly exaggerated and not a true reflection of practices in cocoa growing areas, the Western Regional Minister designate has said. When he...
The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Shea-nut Farmers Association (GCCSFA) has appealed to the government to bring back the Akuafo Cheque System to protect them from cheating by unscrupulous purchasing clerks....
The Minister Designate for Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako- Attah has hinted that portions of cocoa proceeds will be used to repair damaged cocoa roads to guarantee a smooth transfer of the product...
The Minister Designate for Roads and Highways Kwasi Amoako- Attah has hinted that portions of cocoa proceeds will be used to repair damaged cocoa roads to guarantee a smooth transfer of the product...
The Alliance for Development and industrialization, (ADI), an advocacy group and think tank comprising new generation entrepreneurs and business executives, has noted with great concern the decline...
The Alliance for Development and industrialization, (ADI), an advocacy group and think tank comprising new generation entrepreneurs and business executives, has noted with great concern the decline...
Yara Ghana Limited., a leading fertilizer company, has appointed Mr. Danquah Addo-Yobo as the Managing Director to lead the vision and mission of the company. Danquah Addo-Yobo was the Chief...
Executive director of the Cocoa Health and Extension Division at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Francis Baah has lashed out at cocoa farmers over complaints of inadequate government support....
Cocoa shortage is looming in Ghana as illegal diamond and gold mining activities are killing cocoa farms in mining communities in the country, Today investigations have revealed. Farmers from cocoa...
Cocoa processing volumes by European grinders recorded an unexpectedly weak finish to 2016 – although the data provoked only minimal losses in futures, amid hopes for demand improvement this year....
It appears the Nana Akufo-Addo government may move the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) from the supervision of the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Agriculture. Shortly after Dr. Owusu Afriyie...
Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer, has put in place a number of interventions and best agronomic practices to help double the output of the crop within ten years. Ghana's cocoa...
Over 3,000 cocoa farmers in the Asunafo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region have threatened to blacklist licensed cocoa buying companies who are cheating them by adjusting their weighing scales....
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it has released funds to qualified Licensed Buying Companies (LBC) to purchase cocoa for the 2016/2017 cocoa season. A statement by COCOBOD, and copied to the...
Imagine how food and cash crops were produced in the 1900s. Peasant farming held sway at the time across the country. Documents concerning the evolution of farming over the years show steady increase...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has debunked rumours circulating within the industry, that funds for the purchase of cocoa for the 2016\2017 crop season are unavailable. A statement issued in Accra...
COCOBOD has rejected claims of not releasing sufficient funds to purchase cocoa for the 2016/2017 crop season. It follows reports that some License Buying Companies have been starved of sufficient...
