Government has directed that a minimum of 50% of all cocoa beans should be processed locally beginning from the 2026-2027 ...
The minister for finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced a new policy aimed at significantly increasing the local ...
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has welcomed the government’s renewed policy direction aimed at increasing the local ...
(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...
By Francis Ntow, GNA Accra, Feb. 12, GNA – The Government has unveiled a new domestic bond financing scheme to replace the syndicated loan and buyer-financed arrangements for cocoa purchases. This is ...
Cocoa’s stunning rise and its equally remarkable slump are beginning to shake up the longstanding way of doing business in West Africa, the region that supplies the bulk of the world’s beans.
LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...