Agriculture
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Cocoa producer price up 58%
The producer price of cocoa has been increased by 58.26 percent from GH¢20,928 per tonne to GH¢33,120.00 per tonne for…
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Farmers, aggregators in Northern Region fight government over approval of commercialization of 14 GMO foods
Few hours after the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) called on the government to address pressing issues within Ghana’s agricultural…
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Ivory Coast agrees to pay cocoa farmers more for their beans
Ivory Coast agreed to pay cocoa farmers more for their beans, heeding calls for a price hike after futures surged…
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Ivory Coast raise cocoa farmgate price by 50%
Ivory Coast’s president, Alasaane Ouattara, will increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs, an equivalent of $2.47…
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3,000 bags of smuggled cocoa were intercepted in March – COCOBOD
The Ghana COCOBOD has said it is stepping up efforts to combat cocoa smuggling in the country, which saw a…
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Cocoa breaks US$10,000 record, with pricier chocolate to follow
Cocoa futures surged above an unprecedented US$10,000 a ton, extending a historic rally that’s already seen prices double this year…
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COCOBOD to use parts of $200m World Bank loan to salvage disease-hit cocoa farms
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to use parts of a secured $200m World Bank loan to rebuild diseased…
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GRA auctioning COCOBOD’s chemicals, fertilizers, others over GH¢3.9 billion duty dispute
In a shocking development, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) finds itself in a dire financial situation as its agro products,…
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Ivory Coast sets 2023/24 cocoa farmgate price at 1,000 FCFA
Ivory Coast has increased its cocoa farmgate price by 11.1% from 900FCFA to 1,000FCFA ($1.62) per kilogram for the 2023/24…
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Farmers in Obo-Kwahu accuse Bryan Acheampong of encroaching on, destroying their farms
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong is being accused by some farmers in Obo-Kwahu of abusing his power by…
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