Caring for Nature, Sustaining Livelihoods
Rainforest Alliance in collaboration with its consortium partners, EcoCare Ghana, Tropenbos Ghana and World Vision Ghana has launched a four-year Landscapes & Environmental Agility across the Nation (LEAN) Project. In her welcome remarks, Mrs. Mercy Owusu Ansah, the Executive Director…
EU Trade Policy Day, online 26 April 2021, offered policymakers and civil society representatives a chance to discuss how EU Trade policy should respond to global challenges such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) stalemate and the climate crisis. Globally,…
A Platform of Civil Society Organizations, Non-Governmental Organization and Individuals who have been involved in the FLEGT-VPA implementation in Ghana has released a joint statement in response to the findings of the EUTR &FLEGT-VPA Fitness Check conducted by the European…
EcoCare Ghana has held a press conference to launch the Easter Chocolate Scorecard 2021 in Ghana on behalf of Mighty Earth to promote sustainability in the cocoa value chain. The annual scorecard which was put together by Mighty Earth, Be…
Three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International KG – have responded to concerns over the use of aluminium made from bauxite mined in the Atewa Forest. Their positions have been communicated in letters to the…
Government and all stakeholders involved in sustainable cocoa production have been urged to decentralize education on the Cocoa Forest Initiative (CFI) to the district and community levels. A baseline survey on the CFI, a national plan to restore degraded forests…
Chocolate is certainly not a “JJC” (Johnny Just Came) consumable in the world’s list of delicacies. Made from cocoa, chocolate has been around for about 5,000 years, evolving through various civilisations and processing phases into a big time delectable industry…
The Ghana Civil Society Cocoa Platform by this statement affirms its support for the decision taken by COCOBOD and CCC of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire respectively to halt sustainability programs of chocolate and cocoa processing companies who attempt to evade…
In all countries where cocoa is grown, the sector is dominated by smallholder farmers, especially in Africa. The recent cocoa barometer report, which depicts distribution of the cocoa sector profits along its value chain, observed that an unfair distribution of…
This week, relevant international, regional and national stakeholders in cocoa production and trade are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra for a historic purpose. Dubbed, “International Conference on Cocoa Pricing and Sustainability,” the focus is on securing equitable living income for…