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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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Gov’t pays Ghanaian cocoa farmers $47 more than Ivory Coast farmers – COCOBOD
Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo has praised the achievements of the Akufo-Addo government in the cocoa sector despite...
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New farmgate prices an insult – Cocoa farmers to COCOBOD
The recent rise in cocoa farmgate price by the government has drawn criticism from the Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association, who deem it insufficient.On...
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Cocoa farmers reject COCOBOD’s 58% increase in cocoa farmgate price
Some cocoa farmers in Ghana are disappointed with the government over the recent increase in the cocoa farmgate or producer price for the 2023/24...
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Opuni-Agongo Trial: COCOBOD Director ‘face off’ with Prosecution over cocoa yield dynamics
The Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation at COCOBOD has countered the prosecution's attempt to attribute fluctuations in cocoa yields solely to the use...
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COCOBOD hasn’t approved procurement of GHC4.5k iPad keyboards – Management
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has responded to widespread concerns regarding a circulated memo proposing the procurement of iPad keyboards for its Board of Directors.The...
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Poor weather conditions adversely impacting cocoa production – COCOBOD
The Public Affairs Manager of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has attributed the decrease in cocoa production to adverse weather conditions.Boafo highlights...
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Shrewd COCOBOD operators backing out of forward deals to leverage hike in cocoa prices – Bright Simons
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has alleged that Ghana to sell a portion of its future cocoa production in exchange for securing...
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