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Peter Osei Amoako, Director of Finance of COCOBOD, said the contract for the procurement of fertilizer for the 2016/17 crop season was terminated by Board. He said available reports show that 2016/17 contract between COCOBOD and Agricult Ghana Limited was terminated because the product tested at Cocoa Research Institute of …

The Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) is seeking the observance of stakeholders in the coffee industry to actively involve themselves in coffee production and to create sustainable strategies for a thriving sector. This was announced during the launch of 60th edition of the IAOC general meeting which will be hosted by …

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) does not have the money to supply fertiliser to farmers free of charge, Board Chair Hackman Owusu-Agyemang has said. Under the erstwhile Mahama administration, cocoa farmers were supplied free fertiliser to help boost their crops and, by extension, the cocoa sector. However, the free fertiliser policy …

A chemistry lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Osei-Twum, received his baptism of fire while testifying in court on behalf of the Chemistry Department of the University in the ongoing trial of the former CEO of COCOBOD and two others. Ironically, both the Head of Department who …

Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Osei-Twum is a chemistry lecturer at the University of Ghana A chemistry lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Emmanuel Yaw Osei-Twum, received his baptism of fire while testifying in court on behalf of the Chemistry Department of the University in the ongoing trial of the former …

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been bestowed with the National Award of Commander of the National Order of Côte d’Ivoire by the President of Côte d’Ivoire H.E. President Alassane Ouattara. The award was conferred on him for leading the joint Ghanaian and Ivorian negotiations to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Mr William Agyapong Quaitoo, as the CEO of the Tree Crop Development Authority. Mr Quaitoo, who resigned in August 2017, after describing people of northern extraction as “difficult people” and later issuing an apology for what he described …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday said its head office in Accra will be closed from Wednesday, July 8, to Friday, July 10, for fumigation exercise after some staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Head Office would be opened on Monday, July 13, 2020, a statement copied to the Ghana …

      The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has received US$200 million loan facility from a consortium of banks for the take-off of the Productivity Enhancement Programmes (PEPs). The facility is the first tranche of a US$600 million credit from the banks signed in 2017 to enhance both cultivation of …

    The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of a conclusive discussion with President Akufo-Addo to increase the price of Cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, the government buys one bag of Cocoa beans from farmers at 515.00 Ghana cedis. …