PRESS RELEASE For media interviews, contact: Kojo Hayford, Founder

and Event Director, Ghana Cocoa Awards: cocoa.gca@gmail.com

GHANA COCOA AWARDS, ACCRA GHANA (13 November 2019) – Following a

selection and evaluation process of 161 entries submitted from various actors in the
Ghana Cocoa value chain, the following entrants have been shortlisted for the
historic first edition of the Ghana Cocoa Awards scheduled for Friday 22nd November
2019 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra Ghana. The Ghana Cocoa Awards
Jury is presently working around the clock to deliver the ultimate winners for all
categories to be announced ONLY at the Awards Gala Night, which starts 6PM
prompt.

The Ghana Cocoa Awards secretariat is pleased to announce the finalists for the
historic first Ghana Cocoa Awards, happening on Friday 22 November 2019 at
Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra.

The finalists are drawn from a total of 161 entries filed by individuals, companies and
institutions operating within the Ghana cocoa value chain.

Over 30 awards are up for grabs in various categories including Agro Input,
Processing, Manufacturing, Packaging and Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Media,
Consumption promotion, Sustainability and Leadership.

The coveted top award of the Night is the Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Personality of the
Year.

Some organisations and individuals are also set to receive Honorary Recognition in
the Special Awards category for their stellar contribution to premium Ghana cocoa
brand.

GCA is an independent scheme that recognises and celebrates outstanding

achievements in the Ghana cocoa value chain, annually.

The Awards Gala Night, a gathering of the crème de la crème of industry and beyond,
offers unparalleled networking opportunity, shines the spotlight on great works,
celebrates excellence and etches the names of winners in the annals of the global
cocoa industry.

Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) is powered by VC Media and supported by ECOM

Ghana, Solidaridad West Africa, Fairtrade Africa, Hershey’s, RMG and AMP
Logistics.

We recognise by this initiative that it is the hard work and dedication of the Ghanaian
cocoa farmer working in concert with industry that delivers the peerless world-
acclaimed premium quality Ghana Cocoa, hence this initiative to honour them.


Ghana’s cocoa sector is said to contribute about US$2billion annually to the country’s
economy touching very critical aspect of national development namely, finance,
infrastructure, education, health and nutrition, among others.

According to the industry regulator, Ghana Cocoa Board, the agro commodity offers
direct employment to about 800 thousand Ghanaians and provides a livelihood for
some 6 million more.

Signed.

KOJO HAYFORD
Founder


GHANA COCOA AWARDS 2019 FINALISTS

1. MOST FORMALISED COCOA COOPERATIVE OF THE YEAR
§ KO EYELE COOPERATIVE COCOA FARMERS
§ KUKUOM AGL COOPERATIVE COCOA FARMERS
§ BIA WEST COOPERATIVE COCOCA FARMERS
§ ASUNAFO NORTH COCOA COOPERATIVE
§ COCOA ABRABOPA ASSOCIATION

2. COCOA SUSTAINABILITY LITERACY AWARD (ESSAY CONTEST)
• LOIS OSEI-SEKYERE
ABURI GIRLS’ SHS
• JULLIET DONKOH
BREMAN ASIKUMA SHS
• PATRICK ELORM AMEEVOR
MFANTSIPIM SCHOOL

3. COCOA REPORTING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
• INA-THALIA QUANSAH
JOY NEWS
• EDWARD ADJEI FRIMPONG
BUSINESS & FINANTIAL TIMES
• MAXWELL AKALAARE ADOMBILA
DAILY GRAPHIC
• JUSTICE BAIDOO
JOY NEWS
• DR. EDWARD AMPORFUL
COCOBOD

4. LICENSED BUYING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
• AGROECOM GHANA LTD
• NYONKOPA COCOA BUYING COMPANY

5. BEST HAULIER OF THE YEAR
§ AMP LOGISTICS GHANA LTD
§ KITEKO GHANA LTD

6. AGRO INPUT OF THE YEAR - FERTILIZER
§ YARA
§ OMNIFERT
§ BEGREEN ORGANIC

7. AGRO INPUT OF THE YEAR - CHEMICALS
§ RMG GHANA LTD
§ ROCKSTAR (CROP DOCTOR GHANA LTD)





8. AGRO INPUT OF THE YEAR - FARM IMPLEMENT
§ COCOA ABOYE
§ SHARP POWER 4T (CROP DOCTOR GHANA LTD)

9. TERTIARY COCOA PROCESSING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
§ NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LTD
§ COCOA PROCESSING COMPANY LTD

10. ARTISANAL COCOA PROCESSING COMPANY
• DECOKRAFT LTD
• MI-COCOA (OHENE COCOA)

11. CHOCOLATE BRAND OF THE YEAR (LARGE SCALE)
• NICHE CHOCOLATE
• GOLDEN TREE

12. CHOCOLATE BRAND OF THE YEAR (ARTISANAL)
• DECOKRAFT CHOCOLATE
DECOKRAFT LTD
• BOSS BAKER CHOCOLATE COOKIE
DAILY FOOD LTD
• ADANSI BAR
ADANSI SWEET COMPANY

13. COCOA BEVERAGE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
• GOLDCOAST NATURAL COCOA POWDER
• KOA COCOA JUICE
TASTE COCOA GHANA
• COCOA FRUIT JUICE
VOLTA WINERY
• ALLTIME COCOA DRINK
CPC

14. COCOA COSMETICS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
• BEAUTY SECRETS
SOLUTIONS OASIS LTD
• COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA (CRIG)


15. MOST INNOVATIVE COCOA PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
• ADANSI BAR
• KOA COCOA JUICE
• COCOA WINE (VOLTA WINERY)
• OHENE COCOA ECOTOURISM







16. PACKAGING INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
• GOLDCOAST NATURAL COCOA POWDER
• BOSS BAKER CHOCOLATE COOKIE
• OHENE COCOA PREMIUM COCOA NIBS
• COCOA WINE (VOLTA WINERY)
• NICHE CHOCOLATE

17. COMMUNITY ENERGY INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
§ ZOLA (ZEGHA ENERGY LTD)
§ NYONKOPA COCOA BUYING LTD

18. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE YEAR
• MICHAEL HINNEH
GHENT UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM
• COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA (CRIG)
• SHARP POWER 4T (CROP DOCTOR)

19. TECHNOLOGY FOR COCOA VALUE CHAIN OF THE YEAR
• FARMLOGICS TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD
• TASTE COCOA GHANA
• EMPOWER (ECOM GHANA)
• COCOA ABOYE

20. COCOA CONSUMPTION PROMOTION AMBASSADOR
• NANA ADUNA II
CEO, MI-COCOA (OHENE COCOA)
• DR EDWARD AMPORFUL
CHIEF PHARMACIST, COCOA CLINIC (COCOBOD)
• HON. JOSEPH BOAHEN AIDOO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, GHANA COCOA BOARD

21. COCOA NGO OF THE YEAR
• COCOA360
• SOLIDARIDAD WEST AFRICA

22. COCOA SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
§ FAIRTRADE AFRICA
§ MASO YOUTH PROGRAMME
§ OTUMFO AGROECOM MOBILE LEARNING PROJECT
§ NYONKOPA COCOA BUYING
§ COCOA LIFE (MONDELEZ)

23. SUSTAINABILITY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
• YAA PEPRAH AMEKUDZI
COUNTRY LEAD, COCOA LIFE (MONDELEZ)
• ISAAC GYAMFI
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SOLIDARIDAD WEST AFRICA
• OLGA GORMALOVA
HEAD OF PROJECTS, AGROECOM GHANA LTD


24. COCOA ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
• MICHAEL ZORMELO
CEO, OMNI ENERGY LTD
• AKUA OBENEWAA DONKOR
CEO, DECOKRAFT LIMITED
• NANA ADUNA II
CEO, MI-COCOA (OHENE COCOA)
• HARRISON PAUL ADJIMAH
FOUNDER, VOLTA WINERY
• EDMUND POKU
CEO, NICHE COCOA INDUSTRY LTD


25. THE TETTEH QUARSHIE COCOA PERSONALITY
• HON. ABRAHAM DWUMA ODOOM
MP, TWIFO ATTI MORKWA CONSTITUENCY (CR)
• ISAAC GYAMFI
REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SOLIDARIDAD WEST AFRICA
• HON. JOSEPH BOAHEN AIDOO
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, GHANA COCOA BOARD

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