From the mission’s archives in Basel to Ghana’s first cocoa farm planted by national hero Tetteh Quarshie, the documentary challenges historical narratives and explores a forgotten connection ...

From the mission’s archives in Basel to Ghana’s first cocoa farm planted by national hero Tetteh Quarshie, the documentary challenges historical narratives and explores a forgotten connection between ...

In Ghana, the story of Tetteh Quarshie introducing cocoa to the nation has evolved into various folkloric accounts. One of the more colorful tales suggests that in order to protect the valuable cocoa ...

locally referred to as ‘galamsey,’ which has resulted in the destruction of large cocoa farms. It is believed that some cocoa farmers sell their land to illegal small-scale miners, who then ...

felling of timber and sand mining activities have destroyed 30,000 hectares of cocoa farms nationwide as of December 2024. Dr Randy Abbey, the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, who made this ...

Around 19,000 hectares of cocoa farms have been lost by gold mining activities, according to the Ghana Cocoa Board. While illegal gold mining, and its impact on cocoa farms, has been an ongoing ...

The Edo Police Command on Saturday confirmed that five persons were killed and four others injured in the clash between cocoa farmers and some alleged produce thieves in the agrarian community of ...

The new IGP is Commissioner of Police Christian Tetteh Yohuno. Sworn into office Friday March 14, 2025, he replaces Dr George Akuffo Dampare. Taking office at 60 years old, Mr Yohuno was born on ...

D A botanist has refuted long-standing claims that Tetteh Quarshie was the first person to introduce cocoa beans to Ghana, arguing that the crop was actually brought by Basel missionaries in the ...