The government of Ghana has announced new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season. The announcement was made by the President, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday 9th September 2023, at an event to officially open the 2023/2024 crop season in Tepa in the Ashanti Region. The new prices stand at GH¢20,943 (US$1,837) per […]
Cocoa stakeholders in Ghana demand 72.5% increase in cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season
As the new cocoa season begins on Friday 8th September 2023, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to announce new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 light crop season. In line with this, the Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) in a press conference on Wednesday in Accra has demanded a 72.5% increase in the cocoa […]
The Sustainability Lie: Many companies in the cocoa and chocolate industry engaged in greenwashing – Cocoa Barometer 2022
The Sustainability Lie: Many companies in the cocoa and chocolate industry engaged in greenwashing – Cocoa Barometer 2022 The Cocoa Barometer 2022 report administered by the VOICE Network has indicated that many companies in the cocoa and chocolate industry are engaging in ‘greenwashing’. The report posits that if the generally accepted definition of sustainable development […]
Ghana’s position as the World’s second largest cocoa producer shaky as Ecuador’s cocoa production soars
Ghana’s position as the World’s second largest cocoa producer shaky as Ecuador’s cocoa production soars The latest 2022 Cocoa Barometer report has revealed that Ecuador is likely to overtake Ghana to become the world’s second largest cocoa producer within the next ten to fifteen years. This comes at the backdrop of the continuous increase in […]
Ghana Increases Cocoa Producer Prices for the 2022/2023 Crop Season
Ghana Increases Cocoa Producer Prices for the 2022/2023 Crop Season The Minister for Food and Agriculture on Wednesday 5, October 2022 announced a 21% increase in cocoa prices for the 2022/23 crop season. The current price per 64kg bag of cocoa, which stands at GH¢660 will now be sold at GH¢800, effective Friday 7, October […]