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Let’s process cocoa into finished products for AfCFTA MD, PBC
April 27, 2021
Players in the cocoa production and processing value-chain in the country have called for immediate and rigorous measures to be placed to ensure improvement of the commodity into more semi-finished and finished products.
This, they said would enable not only large scale companies but more importantly, small-scale and artisanal companies to take full advantage of the opportunities presented by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum in Accra last Tuesday, the Managing Director of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Nana Agyenim Boateng I stated that, “The whole process of harvesting, drying, warehousing, quality assurance and analysis, and selling of cocoa in Ghana has been documented and admired all over the world.”
Artisanal cocoa processors demand support to expand
April 26, 2021
Artisanal cocoa processors in the country have called on the government to provide them with the necessary support to expand their businesses and enable them to fully participate and benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The Vice President of the Cocoa Value Addition Artisans Association of Ghana (COVAAAGH), Mrs Ida Dela Kuekey Austine said this would make them expand their processing capacity, thereby creating more employment, particularly for the youth.
She made the call when she delivered a speech at a forum held last Tuesday in Accra to discuss ways artisans in the cocoa sector could leverage AfCFTA.