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The first attempt to regulate market value and production was in 1947 through the Ghana Marketing Board, which dissolved in 1979 and was reconciled into Ghana Cocoa Board also called COCOBOD [9]. The Ghana Marketing Board was established by ordinance in 1947 with the sum of 27 million Ghanaian Cedi as its initial working capital. In 1979, this ...
In Ghana, transporting or selling cocoa without the authorisation of COCOBOD is prohibited under section 317 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29). Additionally, Ghanaian cocoa must be inspected, graded, and sealed by a government inspector before it can be exported, per section 3 of the Cocoa Industry Regulations Act, 1968 (NLCD278).
Opuni was alleged to have been involved in a number of corruption charges including causing financial loss to Ghana. [6] Attorney-General of Ghana, Gloria Akuffo stated that the former COCOBOD CEO Dr. Stephen Opuni could face a 25 years sentence if found guilty.
Cocoa beans and cocoa harvest processing. Ghana's cocoa production grew an average of 16 per cent between 2000 and 2003. [18] Cocoa has a long production cycle, far longer than many other tropical crops, and new hybrid varieties need over five years to come into production, and a further 10 to 15 years for the tree to reach its full bearing potential.
The October jobs report was a dud, with hurricanes and the Boeing strike dampening hiring.Employers created just 12,000 jobs for the month, way below the average of 194,000 for the prior 12 months
Cornish, G. and Aidoo, J. and Ayamby, I. (2001) Informal irrigation in the peri-urban zone of Kumasi, Ghana - an analysis of farmer activity and productivity. Project Report. HR Wallingford Ltd. [5] Cornish, G. and Aidoo, J. (2000) Informal irrigation in the peri-urban zone of Kumasi, Ghana: findings from an initial questionnaire survey ...
The Nation Builders Corps, also known as N.A.B.C.O, [1] is a Ghanaian initiative to provide jobs to unemployed post-secondary school graduates (graduates of universities, training colleges, etc.) It was introduced by the government of Ghana .
Kofi Koduah Sarpong is a Ghanaian business executive and consultant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He served as Executive Chairman of Ghanaian football club, Kumasi Asante Kotoko from 2010 to 2013.