Orange Cocoa Day (OCD) 2022
Cocoa is a commodity of global interest. It’s produced mostly in Western Africa and South America and consumed in Europe, America and Asia mostly with emerging markets also in Africa. In the global trade of cocoa, The Netherlands(NL) is a big cocoa player (processor and exporter) but also importer from Ghana. This position makes the sustainability of the cocoa value chain a shared responsibility. The cocoa value chain also presents a huge trade and investment opportunity for Ghana and the Netherlands. Addressing sector challenges will create further opportunities for Ghana and Dutch businesses to partner on increased and sustainable production, processing and value addition.
The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana having concluded almost a decade’s intervention in the cocoa sector, has gathered a lot of experience and knowledge and now putting together its global strategy and an in-country multi-annual strategy in Ghana. this strategy is aimed at maintaining and strengthening its strategic role within the sector at large and within the like-minded cocoa DPs community.
Orange Cocoa Day 2022
The 2022 Orange Cocoa Day, the second after the maiden event in 2021 took place in October 2022. It was on the theme ” Exploring How Improved Access to Land and Tree Tenure Promote Sustainability in the Cocoa Value Chain.” the aim was to increase awareness and land use policy at both governmental and sub-governmental levels. Discussions centered around sustainability of the cocoa sector, decent living income for farmers and sustainability in the value chain. It was organized by the Netherlands embassy in Accra together with The European Union and other partners.
Follow this link to see video that captured key moments of OCD 2022
OCD 2022 in pictures
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