Ghana: Government to support Coffee Sector

Nov 24, 2020

The government has introduced Coffee Development Programme to support the growth of the industry. The programme, spearheaded by the Ghana Cocoa Board, has already led to the doubling of output to above 12,000 tonnes per annum with yields about 1.4 tonnes per hectare....

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Oct 5, 2020

Ghana supplies 70% of all cocoa beans imported into Japan and cocoa is seen as one of the nation’s most essential import commoditiesABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 26, 2020/ — Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of $200...

COCOBOD develops high resistance hybrid seedlings.

Aug 14, 2020

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is focusing on mitigating the cocoa swollen shoot disease in its research activities, Food and Agriculture Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto announced on Wednesday. Additionally, it is also developing hybrid seedlings with relatively...