A 17-member delegation from the Standard Bank Group, parent company of Stanbic Bank-Ghana, has met with the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, as part of the company’s immersion programme of providing learning opportunities on how to grow Africa’s business and banking sectors. Briefing the delegation on COCOBOD’s operations, […]
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Cameroon: Kekem cocoa processing unit goes operational
Kekem cocoa processing plant One of Africa’s biggest cocoa beans processing unit dubbed Neo Industry has been launched this Friday April 26 in Kekem in the Upper Nkam of the West region of Cameroon by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute. It took over three years to 46year old entrepreneur Emmanuel Noessi, elite of Kekem and […]
Barry Callebaut opens cocoa processing unit in Côte d’Ivoire
Barry Callebaut has opened a new processing unit at its Zone 4C Société Africaine de Cacao plant in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Photo from Barry Callebaut. Barry Callebaut has opened a state-of-the-art processing unit at its Zone 4C Société Africaine de Cacao (SACO) plant in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The new grinding unit, part of a $55.18 […]
Ayade’s Re-Election’ll Boost Cocoa Production In C’ River -Aide
The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State on Cocoa Development, Dr Oscar Ofuka, last Monday said that his re-election on the March 9 would strengthen cocoa production in the state. Ofuka told newsmen in Calabar that Ayade’s re-election meant that all the programmes on the crop would go on as planned. […]
Guittard Chocolate expands flavor quality work in Ghana, Ivory Coast, & Indonesia
Guittard Chocolate expands flavor quality work in Ghana, Ivory Coast, & Indonesia. Photo: Guittard Chocolate. Its Flavor Labs and sensory panel training are part of the company’s sustainability goals prioritizing flavor, quality, and value with investments in education and training to improve farmer livelihoods. Bean-to-Bar production The project is supported by The World Cocoa Foundation, […]
Cargill Doubles Sustainable Sourced Cocoa In Ghana, Benefiting 13,000 Farmers
Ghana, 4th September 2018 – The amount of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill in Ghana has doubled since the establishment of its own licensed buying company (LBC) model , and over 13,000 cocoa farmers are now benefiting from the initiative – up by 30% from 10,000 a year ago. The figures have been published as […]
Sustainable cocoa: Cargill’s boost to Ghana farmers as volume of directly sourced cocoa doubles
05 Sep 2018 — The volume of sustainable cocoa sourced by Cargill has doubled since the company first established its own licensed buying company (LBC) model with an estimated 13,000 cocoa farmers benefiting from the initiative. This is a 30 percent increase from the 10,000 farmers from last year and demonstrates how direct sourcing puts […]
China-Ghana Relations Must Take the Lead in Africa – Xi Jinping to Akufo-Addo
The President of China, Mr. Xi Jinping, has stressed that he is prepared to work with his Ghanaian counterpart, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to ensure that relations between Ghana and China take the lead on the African continent. According to President Xi, the “deep historic bond” between China and Ghana, nurtured by leaders such […]
Stop Cheating The Poor Farmers – COCOBOD Boss Warns Purchasing Clerks
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo has cautioned purchasing clerks of Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) against criminally adjusting their weighing scales as a means of enriching themselves at the expense of the poor farmers. According to Hon Aidoo, it is common to have adjusted scales all over the […]
Cocoa workers urged to be ambassadors of cocoa consumption
COCOBOD CEO claims local consumption will boost the prices of cocoa internationally The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon. Joseph Boahen Aidoo has tasked employees of cocoa processing and buying companies to lead the campaign for the consumption of cocoa locally. He is of the view that persons who work within the […]