Ghana: Let’s protect our mage as producers of premium quality cocoa beans in the world, according to the Agriculture minister
Cocoa Bean
Ghana
Published Aug 20, 2021
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The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has called for stringent measures to guard Ghana’s enviable reputation as the leading producer of premium quality cocoa beans in the world.
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Ghana has for decades enjoyed the first position as a producer of premium quality cocoa beans in the world, even though the country comes second to only Côte d’Ivoire in terms of production volume on the global stage. This has enabled Ghana to benefit from market price differentials, as the quality of cocoa beans contributes about 25 percent in determining the price. Speaking at a ceremony to swear-in a five-member board of the Quality Control Company (QCC) Limited – a subsidiary of COCOBOD, Dr. Afriyie Akoto observed that Ghana must work hard to maintain the status to command a favourable market price for the commodity on the global market. “There is a history to why our cocoa beans are the best. It didn’t come by itself. Since the era of the Gold Coast, we have maintained a very consistent practice to make sure our beans have the highest quality possible,” he said. According to him, Ghanaian farmers have been committed to the best practices in all the various processes of ...
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