{"id":25516,"date":"2025-07-15T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/news\/ghana-launches-evidence-driven-platform-to-promote-partnerships-and-facilitate-dialogue-across-the-cocoa-sector\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:04:09","slug":"ghana-launches-evidence-driven-platform-to-promote-partnerships-and-facilitate-dialogue-across-the-cocoa-sector","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/pt-pt\/news\/ghana-launches-evidence-driven-platform-to-promote-partnerships-and-facilitate-dialogue-across-the-cocoa-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana launches evidence-driven platform to promote partnerships and facilitate dialogue across the cocoa sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25516\" class=\"elementor elementor-25516 elementor-20614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3ae75c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3ae75c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43d88b6\" data-id=\"43d88b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237d488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237d488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ghana is one of the world\u2019s leading cocoa producers, accounting for approximately 15\u201320% of the global supply and supporting over 1.5 million farmers. However, this vital sector faces complex challenges, highlighting the need for coordinated action and stronger collaboration across cocoa-producing countries and stakeholders.<\/p><p>In this context, the European Union together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Investment Centre, under the <em>EU Sustainable Cocoa Programme and Initiative<\/em>, are financing and providing technical support to the <em>Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), <\/em>as it launches a multi-stakeholder platform designed specifically with a focus on cooperation, coordination, dialogue and collective decision-making across the cocoa sector.<\/p><p>The platform, the <em>Ghana Cocoa Monitor (GCM)<\/em>, will facilitate the establishment and nurturing of public-private partnerships for the development and implementation of national cocoa plans, serving as a gateway to ensure that cocoa production aligns with sustainability policies and standards.<\/p><p>Read the article and watch the European Union\u2019s video on the Ghana Cocoa Monitor for more information:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a95f7e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a95f7e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0970326\" data-id=\"0970326\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd5ea2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0cd5ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/ghana\/news\/detail-events\/en\/c\/1740452\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the article <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a511688 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a511688\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-081adfe\" data-id=\"081adfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5d667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2b5d667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"vimeo-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iZWxlbWVudG9yLXZpZGVvLWlmcmFtZSIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIGFsbG93PSJjbGlwYm9hcmQtd3JpdGUiIHRpdGxlPSJSZXByb2R1dG9yIGRlIHbDrWRlbyBkZSB2aW1lbyIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3BsYXllci52aW1lby5jb20vdmlkZW8vMTEwMTQ5MzY0Nj9jb2xvciZhbXA7YXV0b3BhdXNlPTAmYW1wO2xvb3A9MCZhbXA7bXV0ZWQ9MCZhbXA7dGl0bGU9MSZhbXA7cG9ydHJhaXQ9MSZhbXA7YnlsaW5lPTEmYW1wO2g9ODQ1NzZiZGJiNSN0PSI+PC9pZnJhbWU+\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-vimeo\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/brlbs-cb-vimeo-main.png')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>Vimeo<\/strong>. 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