National Chocolate Week

11 Feb

Push For Local Processing And Consumption of Cocoa Intensifies

wontumionlineNewsInformation Minister, Kojo oppong nkrumah, National Chocolate Week

The 2023 National Chocolate Week Celebrations has been launched with a renewed purpose to empower artisanal cocoa processors to take advantage of the new incentives within the consumption campaign to become more competitive to meet market demands. Launching the celebrations at the Accra Tourist Information Centre, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah acknowledged that the cocoa industry plays a significant role in stabilising the local economy, hence the need to intensify efforts aimed at boosting local production, processing, and consumption. Mr Oppong Nkrumah said, “One of the ways to do this is by guaranteeing light crop for the local processors…

08 Feb

Process And Consume More Cocoa Locally – Oppong Nkrumah

wontumionlineNewsKojo oppong nkrumah, Minister for Information, National Chocolate Week

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah is advocating for the processing and consumption of more cocoa locally to boost the sector. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of this year’s National Chocolate Week Celebrations in Accra on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Mr Nkrumah said while continuing with efforts to boost domestic production of cocoa, it is important to take advantage of this year’s celebration to step up efforts to increase processing of cocoa locally. “One of the ways to do this is to guarantee the light crop for the local producers so that they do not have to…