Cocoa Farming and Agriculture

Mr Joseph Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that all is set to implement the ‘Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme’ for all cocoa farmers in Ghana as of October 1.

Bloomberg reported, Ghana has raised its farm gate price for cocoa by 21% after implementing a $400 per metric ton premium on futures prices for the 2020-21 harvest, according to their sources.

The Australian Government initiative, Strongim Bisnis, through a partnership with C-Corp Limited has been trialling a new drying technology in Solomon Islands.

The President of New Juaben Corporative Cocoa Farmers Union, Mr Thomas Adjei, has said Ghana risks losing her spot as the second largest cocoa-producing country in the world due to illegal mining

Côte d’Ivoire is implementing the agro-ecology project with the support of FAO.

NGOs have signed a letter outlining steps that Ghana’s and Côte d’Ivoire’s governments should take.

Nigeria’s cocoa-industry association reduced its output estimated for the 2020 main crop by 18%, because of the spread of the fungal black pod disease caused by heavy rains in the country’s main growing areas.

Cacao smallholders in Davao Oriental, Philippines, have organised to directly sell their produce.

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is keen to assure farmers of their support in exporting cocoa

Nitin Chordia’s initiative Cocoatrait was set up to promote knowledge, production and consumption of fine chocolates in India.