…but is the country ready?By Dr. Mavis OWUREKU-ASAREThe 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 ...

The Founder and Group Managing Director of CapitalSage Holdings, John Alamu, has disclosed that processing cocoa into finished products for export is now far more profitable to Nigeria’s economy than ...

All cocoa powders come from cocoa beans, but the difference lies in how they’re processed. Cocoa powder can range from light tan to jet black with varying pH levels that affect how it interacts with ...

LONDON/ACCRA, March 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...

The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAAA) has called for increased investment in cocoa processing across Nigeria and Africa, saying the sector holds significant ...

Cargill Inc. has halted cocoa grinding in Ivory Coast as poor-quality beans with unusually high levels of waste material curb yields and risk damaging machinery, according to people with knowledge of ...

Cocoa powder, the ground cacao you get when you remove some of the cacao butter from the processed cacao bean, comes in two forms: natural and Dutch-process. Dutch-process cocoa powder is milder on ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon plans to double its cocoa processing capacity to about 30 percent of its total production or nearly 70,000 tonnes of beans per year by adding 10 new processing units, a ...

LONDON/ACCRA, March 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...