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• Smuggling derails hope for bumper cocoa harvest

  Ghana's hopes for a bigger cocoa harvest in the current 2007/08 crop year is being derailed by "serious" smuggling of the beans abroad, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) said on Tuesday. Mr. Isaac Osei, COCOBOD Chief Executive, said traders, mainly... Posted Jul 23 2008, 01:06 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Cocoa smuggling, Cocobod

• Farmers urged to ferment cocoa beans properly

  The Quality Control Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has advised cocoa farmers to ensure adequate fermentation and drying of their cocoa beans, before sales in order to help to protect the premium quality of the country's cocoa. Mr Kwadwo... Posted Jul 14 2008, 11:03 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Akim Oda, Cocoa farming, Cocobod

• Cocoa Purchases Go Up

  Ghana's 2007/08 main crop cocoa purchases as declared by private buyers to industry regulator Cocobod rose by 12.9 percent year-on-year to 663,558 tonnes, a preliminary tally released to Reuters by an industry source on Tuesday showed. The previous... Posted Jun 20 2008, 11:14 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Cocoa production, Cocoa purchases, Cocobod

• Stakeholders in cocoa industry urged to achieve target

  Key players in the cocoa industry have been tasked to play their respective roles effectively towards achieving the one million tonnes cocoa production target by 2010. The target set by the management of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to help Ghana reclaim... Posted Jun 20 2008, 11:09 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Cocoa farmers forum, Cocoa Industry, Cocobod

• COCOBOD advises cocoa farmers to embrace Akuafo Cheques

  The use of Akuafo cheques for cocoa purchases is still in force and both farmers and purchasing clerks are encouraged to patronise it, a quality control officer of industry regulator Cocobod has said. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency, Mr Kwadwo Kyei... Posted Apr 07 2008, 04:19 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Mr Kwadwo Kyei, Akuafo cheques, Cocobod

• Early Harvest For Cocoa

  Cocoa is likely to be harvested earlier than the normal period, with yield tripling, after the introduction of some specialized nutrients. The Chief Executive Officer of Cocobod, Isaac Osei, who disclosed this while addressing members of the Employment... Posted Mar 14 2008, 12:39 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Cocoa harvest, Cocobod

• Cocobod awards contracts for road projects

  Accra (Gh) – 30 January 2008 - Ghana Cocoa Board (GCB) in collaboration with the government of state and the Department of Feeder Roads yesterday signed a Cocoa Roads Improvement Project to support road constructions in Ghana. The Cocoa Roads Improvement... Posted Jan 29 2008, 09:33 PM by ofosua with | with no comments Filed under: road projects, Cocobod