Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform holds AGM, urges EU to invest in regulation on deforestation

Published 2024년 6월 7일

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The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) has called on the European Union to financially support the cocoa sector to ensure sustainability. This appeal was made during the GCCP's 2024 Annual General Meeting in Accra. The meeting was attended by stakeholders in the cocoa value chain and focused on advocacy for sustainable cocoa farming. Other discussions included the need for fair cocoa pricing, transparency in the farmgate price-setting process, and the implementation of the LID policy. The Ghana Cocoa Board also announced progress in the registration of farmers for the Cocoa Traceability programme and the implementation of the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR) in the cocoa sector.

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The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP), an independent platform established by civil society actors in cocoa to influence Ghana's cocoa sector through effective advocacy and partnerships has held their 2024 Annual General Meeting in Accra, the capital of Ghana with a call on European Union to contribute financially to the change that is needed to ensure sustainability in the cocoa sector. The 2024 Annual General Meeting brought together farmers, regulators and NGOs working within the cocoa value chain in Ghana. PolicyNana Kwasi Barning Ackah, Coordinator, Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) highlighted the critical need for European Union to invest financially to the implementation of the Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR) in the cocoa sector. He said the time has come for action to reflect the will expressed by the European Union in the Brussels Declaration. “When chocolate companies pay LID, the farmer would be in a better position to hire labourers to ...

Source: Modernghana