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How Is the Cocoa Price Determined in Ghana? Farm Gate Price
Ghana's cocoa farmers are paid a producer price fixed by a government committee from projected export earnings, not a price set by daily market trading.
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Olonka to kg: Local Grain Measures and Kilogram Weights
Local grain measures are volumes, not weights, so a price per olonka, mudu or bag only becomes comparable once it is turned into a price per kilogram.
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ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) Explained
The ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme lets regional farm produce cross borders duty-free, but traders still need the right papers and patience at checkpoints.
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Safe Moisture Content for Maize Storage and How to Test It
Maize keeps safely only when it is dried to a low enough moisture level before storage; this guide gives the FAO figures and simple ways to check.
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Farm Gate Price vs Wholesale Price: Where the Money Goes
What separates the farm gate price from wholesale and retail prices in West Africa, which costs sit in between, and how farmers can use published prices.
Markets & Prices3 min read
Export
AfCFTA Rules of Origin Explained for Agricultural Exporters
How AfCFTA rules of origin work for farm goods: wholly obtained products, sufficient processing, certificates of origin and the Guided Trade Initiative.
Trade & Export3 min read
Storage
Aflatoxin Limits in Maize and Groundnuts: Avoiding Rejection
What aflatoxins are, the EU and Codex maximum limits for maize and groundnuts, how buyers test lots, and how farmers prevent contamination.
Storage & Quality3 min read
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Cassava to Gari Conversion Ratio: How Much Per Tonne
One tonne of cassava roots gives very different amounts of gari depending on dry matter, variety and processing losses, so processors should price roots against a realistic yield.
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Cashew KOR Meaning: How Raw Cashew Nuts Are Graded
KOR is the number buyers use to price raw cashew nuts: the pounds of usable kernel a cut test says one 80 kg bag will yield.
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Shea Butter Quality Grades: Kernels, Butter and FFA Tests
Whether a group sells shea kernels or butter, buyers judge the product on a few laboratory numbers, and most of them are decided at collection and drying.
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- Storage & quality
Safe Moisture Content for Maize Storage and How to Test It
Maize keeps safely only when it is dried to a low enough moisture level before storage; this guide gives the FAO figures and simple ways to check.
- Storage & quality
PICS Bags vs Chemical Storage: Protecting Grain From Weevils
Hermetic bags and storage insecticides both protect maize and cowpea from weevils, but they work differently and carry very different risks for farmers and buyers.
- Storage & quality
Aflatoxin Limits in Maize and Groundnuts: Avoiding Rejection
Aflatoxins cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, yet a single test result can get a maize or groundnut lot rejected, so sellers need to know the limits.
- Storage & quality
Paddy to Milled Rice Conversion Ratio: What Affects It
A tonne of paddy can give very different amounts of saleable rice depending on the mill, the grain and its moisture, and buyers price paddy accordingly.
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ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) Explained
What the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme covers, which goods need a certificate of origin, why produce traders are still stopped, and what to carry.
Trade & Export3 min read
Export
Phytosanitary Certificate in Ghana: How Exporters Get One
What a phytosanitary certificate is, how Ghana's PPRSD registers exporters and inspects produce, and how Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire handle it.
Trade & Export3 min read
Export
Agro-Commodity Export Scams: Warning Signs and Checks
Common fraud patterns in West African farm commodity trade, from upfront fees to forged documents, and how sellers and buyers can check a counterparty.
Trade & Export2 min read
Agribusiness
Outgrower Scheme Contract: What Farmers Should Check First
What FAO's principles for responsible contract farming say a farmer or farmer group should find in writing before signing with a processor or aggregator.
Agribusiness
How Farmer Groups Sell in Bulk: Aggregation Explained
How farmer-based organisations in West Africa bulk up produce for processors and traders, and what makes group sales succeed or break down.
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