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COCOBOD intercepts 634 bags of cocoa being smuggled out of Ghana
The National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Task Force under the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has effectively intercepted 634 bags of cocoa beans destined for smuggling out...
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Opuni joined COCOBOD after test on lithovit was completed – CRIG scientist reveals
The prosecution's claim that former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Opuni instructed CRIG scientists to hasten the testing of fertilizers, particularly lithovit, has been...
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COCOBOD CEO must be dismissed immediately – CSO tells govt
A civil society organization, United Voices for Change (UVC), has demanded the immediate dismissal of Dr. Joseph Aidoo, the CEO of the Ghana Cocoa...
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COCOBOD worried about cost of new EU regulations on deforestation for farmers
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has expressed serious concerns about the implementation of the new EU Regulations...
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Galamsey will cost Ghana its premium position in international cocoa market – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has raised concerns about the potential loss of Ghana's premium position in the international cocoa market due to illegal...
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58% increase in cocoa farmgate price falls below expectations – Concerned Farmers Association
President of the Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana, Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, has voiced dissatisfaction with the government's recent adjustment of cocoa farmgate prices...
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COCOBOD slams Minerals Commission over MIGOP Mining Limited’s presence on cocoa farms
Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has chastised the Minerals Commission over the lack of due diligence after issuing an exploration licence...
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You can’t mine on a cocoa farm, it is illegal – COCOBOD to MIGOP Mining Limited
Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has strongly condemned the actions of MIGOP Mining Limited, a foreign-owned gold mining firm accused of...
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Mining exploration in Atwima Nwabiagya threatens safety of 400 acres of cocoa farms
In the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of the Ashanti Region, the livelihoods of cocoa farmers are under imminent threat as a foreign-owned gold mining...
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Ghanaian cocoa farmers earn $47 more per tonne than Ivorian counterparts – COCOBOD
Amid public criticism accusing the government, via the Ghana Cocoa Board, of undercutting cocoa farmers in cocoa bean pricing, COCOBOD's Public Relations Officer, Fiifi...
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