The four countries, which together produce about two-thirds of the world's cocoa, are expected to sign the Abuja Declaration ...

LAGOS – Despite producing nearly 70 per cent of the world’s cocoa, African countries continue to earn only a fraction of the crop’s true economic value as they remain heavily dependent on exporting ...

…but is the country ready? By Dr. Mavis OWUREKU-ASARE The recent cocoa sector reforms announced by the government and the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) represent one of the most ambitious attempts in ...

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 ...

Abraham Koomson, has urged government to revive the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), stressing that adding value to Ghana’s ...

ACCRA, GHANA — Cargill announced it has completed a 16-month, $13 million expansion of its cocoa processing facility in Tema, Ghana, an initiative that increased the plant’s grind capability by 20% ...

It is widely believed that when foods undergo processing, their health benefits are reduced. But that is not true for cocoa, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers, who conducted a new ...

Producing chocolate, one of the world's most beloved sweets, is a multistep process beginning with freshly harvested cocoa beans. People have been experimenting with chocolate-making for millennia, ...