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COCOA FARMERS APPLAUD COCOA ABRABOPA, RITTER SPORTS FOR LIVELIHOOD INTERVENTIONS
Farmers organisation Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) is partnering with Alfred Ritter GmbH, a chocolate manufacturer of the Ritter Sports brand of chocolate products to support its…
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, PARTNERS HELP TACKLE POVERTY AMONG VULNERABLE COCOA COMMUNITIES RAINFOREST ALLIANCE
Rainforest Alliance, an international non governmental organization, and it partners International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) and Solidaridad Ghana, with funding from NORAD, have supported beneficiaries resident in…
39th Farmers Day launched
This year’s National Farmers Day to reward outstanding farmers and fishers across the country has been launched in Accra. The 39th edition will be held on…
13th agribusiness pre-harvest exhibition launched in Tamale
Agrihouse Foundation, a local agricultural advocacy organisation, has launched its 13th annual pre-harvest and exhibition conference in Tamale, the northern regional capital. Slated for October 24…
Cocoa industry under threat due to illegal mining
The country’s cocoa industry is facing one of its biggest threats as illegal gold miners continue a major onslaught on cocoa farms, including those recently rehabilitated…
The EU, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and the cocoa industry have joined forces to form the Alliance for Sustainable Cocoa.
The EU, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and the cocoa industry all agreed to speed up efforts to make cocoa more sustainable. They jointly approved a “Alliance on…
Africa Research and Extension institutions kick starts the Second Edition of the Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge
The Virtual Kick-off workshop of the second edition of the KM4AgD 2022, took place on the 10th of June 2022 in lieu of the Challenge and…
AGRA, MOFA intensify support for organic fertiliser as food insecurity fears grow
In a bid to boost the Ghanaian agricultural production amid fears of impending food insecurity due to global fertilizer shortage as a result of the Russia—Ukraine…
Transforming Africa’s food systems is a joint enterprise – FARA
As Africa enters a critical decade, with the clock ticking on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, the multiple threats to the continent’s food, land…
COCOBOD’s Kejebil warehouse Cocoa carriers embark on sit-down strike
Cocoa carriers at COCOBOD’s main warehouse in Kejebil, near Takoradi, have gone on strike indefinitely. COCOBOD hauls cocoa for export through the Takoradi Harbour. The Cocoa…