Cocoa sub-sector records fifth consecutive contraction
Ghana’s cocoa sub-sector has recorded a 26% contraction in the third quarter of 2024, marking its fifth consecutive decline.…
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COCOBOD commences Light Crop Cocoa Season on June 21
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the commencement of the Light Crop Cocoa Season on Friday, June 21, 2024.
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Over 40,000 rehabilitated cocoa farms to be returned to farmers in July –…
Over 40,000 farmlands belonging to cocoa farmers, which were temporarily taken for rehabilitation to enhance production, are set…
Ghana to delay more cocoa deliveries as supply crisis worsens
The world’s second largest cocoa producer Ghana is looking to delay delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans to next season due to…
Who pays for the extra cost? – COCOBOD CEO questions EU on new regulations
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo has raised critical concerns about the implementation of the…
Investigation reveals cocoa beans exported from Côte d’Ivoire to EU…
At a major event in Brussels, the authors of an investigation reveal that companies sourcing cocoa from Côte d’Ivoire are…
Cocobod attributes low production of cocoa beans to bad weather
The Public Affairs Manager of Cocobod, Fiifi Boafo, has attributed the decline in production to adverse weather conditions.…
Ghana could produce 492,000MT of cocoa beans in 2023/24 crop season, 27%…
Ghana could produce about 492,000 metric tons of cocoa beans in the 2023/2024 crop season, about 27.9% less than the 683,000…
Ghana loses over 500,000 hectares of cocoa farmlands to swollen shoot…
During a high-level panel discussion at the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) partnership meeting in…
COCOBOD secures $800m syndicated loan
Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Board (COCOBOD) has signed an $800 million syndicated loan with banks and expects to draw down the first…