COCOA
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GENERAL NEWS
Armed robbers seize truck carrying 220 bags of cocoa
A gang of armed robbers has reportedly seized and fled with a KIA truck, loaded with 220 bags of cocoa,…
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GENERAL NEWS
Make cocoa industry more attractive by supporting farmers – WCFO President tells gov’t
The President of the World Cocoa Farmers organization (WCFO) Mr. Abraham K. Adusei has appealed to the government to urgently…
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Agriculture
Challenges within Ghana cocoa sector go beyond pricing mechanism – IMF
The IMF is advising Ghana to consider other essentials and not just the pricing mechanism in building a strong cocoa…
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Agriculture
300 Companies bid for 43 cocoa roads
Three hundred construction companies have submitted bids to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for the construction and rehabilitation of roads…
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GENERAL NEWS
Life Returns To Abandoned Village After Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation Programme
Cocoa farmers who were forced some two years ago by the ravaging impact of the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease…
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Agriculture
Parliament to approve US$600 mn cocoa stimulus loan despite minority’s concerns
Parliament is today expected to approve the US$600 million credit facility meant for the Cocobod cocoa sector stimulus programme despite…
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BUSINESS NEWS
Ghana 2019/20 cocoa hits 44K tonnes by October 17 – Cocobod
Ghana’s graded and sealed (G&S) cocoa arrivals hit 44,000 tonnes between the start of this year’s harvest on October 1…
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Agriculture
Windfall at 2020/21 cocoa sale: Ghana bags extra $40m
Ghana has earned $40 million extra revenue from the sale of cocoa beans for the 2020/21 crop season to be…
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BUSINESS NEWS
Cocoa Board signs $1.3b loan for cocoa purchase
Ghana Cocoa Board on Friday signed a 1.3 billion dollar loan agreement with international banks to fund the purchases for…
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Agriculture
Parliament approves $1.5 billion cocoa syndicated loan today
Government is seeking an amount of $1.5 billion for the purchase of Cocoa beans for the 2019/2020 crop season. In…
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