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Ghana
Ghana
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AgricultureFairtrade and the invisible women of the cocoa industry
'The average female cocoa farmer earns 23p a day. How is there not as much outrage about this, as there is for the fast fashion industry?'
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FairtradeNew majority shareholder of Divine Chocolate
Ghanaian cooperative Kuapa Kokoo maintains a 20% share in the company
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AgricultureCocoa co-operative launches in Ghana
The government also announced measures to support cocoa growers and is encouraging them to form into co-operatives
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EnvironmentCo-op insurance clean cookstove programme reduces CO2 emissions in Ghana
All policies are carbon offset for customers, at no extra cost
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Fairtrade
Fairtrade company Divine Chocolate wins B Corp status for ethical standards
Fairtrade social enterprise Divine Chocolate has won B Corp certification after meeting a range of social and environmental standards. The company, co-owned by its cocoa farmers, also had to demonstrate accountability and transparency, and to show commitment to ongoing development...
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AgricultureGhana’s agricultural co-ops receive $6m from South Korea
South Korea has committed $6m to supporting agricultural co-ops in Ghana over the next four years. Ghana, on west Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, is home to 2,000 registered agricultural, industrial, financial and service co-operatives. The...
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AgricultureKuapa Kokoo celebrates 20 years of empowering cocoa farmers in Ghana
This year sees the 20th anniversary of co-operative cocoa farmers Kuapa Kokoo. Established in 1993 by six farmers, the group is now the biggest farmers’ co-operative organisation in Ghana with over 85,999 members creating the special ingredient for...
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A day in the life of … Mavis Adu Gyamfi
What is your role? I am a cocoa farmer. As my fellow farmers in my village trust me, and see that I have been to college and learned accounting, they have elected me to be...
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AgricultureActress raises awareness for women’s co-ops in Ghana
BAFTA nominated UK comic Jessica Hynes learnt the true meaning of girl power after visiting the Akoma Co-operative Ghana.
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DevelopmentA meeting of co-operatives – The Co-op and Suma visit Kuapa Kokoo
Here’s Divine’s Wendy Rowan reporting on her first trip to Ghana: Saturday 19th January We left a snow bound London to arrive in Accra at 10.30 at night with the temperature at a humid 32...