Agribusiness

Cameroon, Nigeria request to join Ivory-Ghana cocoa initiative Cameroon and Nigeria requested to join the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the...

Cocoa: Gov't raises farmgate price from GHS 660 to GHS 800; new price effective October 7 Fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers has been raised...

EU will not ban cocoa beans exports from Ghana – Ambassador Irchad Razaarly EU Ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaarly, has dismissed reports that Ghana’s cocoa will...

COCOBOD fails to secure $1.3bn syndicated loan in full over high interest rate COCOBOD has failed to secure in full, the $1.3bn syndicated loan set...

Ivory Coast raises cocoa farmgate price by 9% for 2022/2023 harvest Ivory Coast has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by over...

Global food crisis demands support for people, open trade, bigger local harvests Food insecurity has been rising since 2018. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Ghana: Illegal mining, lack of fertilisers risk undercutting 2022/2023 cocoa yields Illegal gold mining, bad farming practices and lack of fertilisers for cocoa farmers in...

GCCP demands 20% increment in cocoa price for farmers The Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) says it expects a minimum of 15 to 20% increment in the...

Ghana's COCOBOD to sign $1.3 billion syndicated loan agreement, spokesman says Ghana’s Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will sign a $1.3 billion pre-export syndicated loan agreement with...

 Africa food prices are soaring amid high import reliance Staple food prices in sub-Saharan Africa surged by an average 23.9 percent in 2020-22—the most since...