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The cacao trees mature at five years and begin to flower on the trunk. The flowers are pollinated by midges, a small fly.

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of quantities of cocoa beans to the neighbouring countries of either Togo or Burkina Faso, the Ghana Cocoa Board ...

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The ministry and BPDP also initiated a human resource competency development program to strengthen the supply chain of raw ... cocoa self-sufficiency by preparing strategic steps with related partners ...

Our first “job” was to plant raw cacao beans in small bags filled with rich soil, covering them with wood ash to discourage pests and provide fertilizer. We then placed these bags in the ...

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However, we did not export them raw; we processed the cocoa beans to sell them at higher prices,” said Francis Okeleke, managing director of Kenfrancis Farms, who invests in agro-based businesses.

The minister expressed optimism about the partnership, saying, “With such collaboration, we should be able to stop the exportation of raw cocoa and focus on adding ... as one of the largest producers ...