Tag: Cocoa
Cocoa Husk Waste Turned Into 300 School Desks in Circular Economy Push
The project, supported by the Ghana Cocoa Board, also links the desks…
Ghana’s Cocoa Trade Terms Face Long-Term Deterioration
An Afreximbank study reveals Ghana's cocoa exports suffer long-term trade deterioration, urging…
COCOBOD Tells Farmers Not to Hand Over Cocoa to LBCs Without Upfront Payment From 2026/27 Crop Year
COCOBOD’s new financing model will improve LBC liquidity, require upfront payments to…
A Fall From Grace: How Ghana’s Cocoa Export Has Dramatically Lost Ground in the Last 2 Decades
Ghana’s cocoa export share has plunged from 29.3% in 2004 to 14%…
Gold Dominates Ghana’s Export Basket, While Cocoa Does Much of the Heavy Lifting for Food Trade
Ghana recorded a GH¢7.2 billion food trade surplus in 2024, but cocoa…
GSS Urges Refining Gold, and Processing Cocoa to Cut Trade Vulnerabilities
The statistical Service calls for more domestic value addition, fuel refining and…
Cocoa Farmers Urge Delay of Cocoa Board Bill Over Farm-Use Concerns
Cocoa farmers are calling for wider consultations and a delay in presidential…
Oil Seen Averaging $89 a Barrel as Middle East Tensions Keep Global Inflation Risks Elevated
Average crude oil prices are projected to rise to about $89 a…
Cocoa Prices Rise as Concerns Over Future Supply Push Global Prices Higher
Cocoa prices rise as Ghana’s harvest concerns add to global supply uncertainty,…
Cocoa Products Account for 70% of Ghana’s Food Export Earnings in 2025
Ghana’s food export growth in 2025 was powered by cocoa products, which…
Parliament Approves Landmark COCOBOD Reforms to Restructure Cocoa Industry
Ghana’s Parliament passed the COCOBOD Bill, 2026, legally guaranteeing farmers 70 percent…
Weather, Disease and Ageing Farms Threaten Ghana’s Next Cocoa Harvest
Ghana’s cocoa harvest faces a 16% decline next season as weather, disease…