Tag: COCOA BEANS
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12 persons smuggling 400 bags of cocoa beans outside Ghana arrested after GHC80k bribe offer
Twelve individuals are currently in police custody following an attempt to bribe members of the National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce in Kwahu Adawso after intelligence...
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Police bust driver of Anlo Trad. Council in an attempted cocoa beans smuggle to Togo
In a recent development, a driver employed by the Anlo Traditional Council has found himself in hot water after being apprehended by law enforcement...
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GIS confiscates cocoa beans being smuggled to Togo at Kpando Torkor
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has intercepted three trucks suspected of smuggling cocoa beans at Kpando Torkor in the Volta Region.The vehicles, registered...
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Our cocoa beans will soon be cited for contamination due to illegal mining – Former EPA boss
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Henry Kokofu, expressed concern over the detrimental effects of illegal mining, commonly referred to...
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Ghana’s cocoa bean production projected to reach 492,000 metric tonnes; a significant 27% decline
Reports from undisclosed stakeholders within Ghana's cocoa industry have disclosed that cocoa production in the 2023–2024 crop season is anticipated to reach approximately 492,000...
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Ghana has been importing cocoa beans since 2001 – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has dismissed media reports regarding a leaked official letter approving the importation of 2,500 metric tonnes of cocoa beans...
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FLASHBACK: Over 15,500 tonnes of cocoa beans imported into Ghana by Mahama govt in 2016
Several Ghanaians have expressed worry after a document shared by Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor, revealed that Ghana, known to...
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Cocoa beans smuggling activities in Volta affecting Ghana
The Volta and Oti regions of the country are grappling with significant losses of valuable moist cocoa beans due to the operations of smugglers...
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Simon Osei-Mensah orders arrest of man challenging order to remove cocoa dried on road
Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, could not hold his frustration when he came across cocoa beans being dried on a road during his maiden...
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