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In Ghana, Cocoa Touton Processing Company currently processes 30,000 tonnes of cocoa beans and exports to countries in Europe, USA and the Middle East with a turnover of USD 100,000,000.<\/p>\n
The country\u2019s cocoa sector has for some time now been crippled with bottlenecks that had led to dwindling yields of cocoa farms and the emissions from deforestation and degradation.<\/p>\n
The Touton group has therefore entered a partnership agreement with the government to devise a programme to address such discrepancies.<\/p>\n
Dubbed the \u201cClimate Smart Cocoa\u201d, the initiative is also to enable Ghana to maximise its cocoa production potential and increase the economic opportunities for forest fringe communities without compromising the integrity of existing forests.<\/p>\n Welcoming the French Prime Minister to the factory’s premises, Chief Executive Officer of Touton Group, Patrick de Boussac said, \u201cWe signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Forestry Commission, which compliments the one signed with the CocoBod.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will immediately help us to increase the landscape programme and promote the network of our rural service network. I want to thank the Prime Minister for coming to our factory to keep himself abreast of our operations. Ghana is a very good country for investment. We, therefore, see this visit as a way to support our investment strategies in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n Patrick de Boussac also applauded the Ghanaian government and the Ghana Cocoa Board for their continued support and regular supply of cocoa beans, which has helped Touton maintain operations at optimum capacity since the facility was established.<\/p>\n French Prime Minister responded by saying \u201cTOUTON is a French company that French citizens should know more about, as it is indeed at the forefront of the industry. I am delighted about the role Ghana is playing in the enhancement of the company\u2019s operations and pleased to have this opportunity to see its manufacturing process.\u201d<\/p>\n The Touton group took over an existing factory built in 2007 in April 2015 and became Cocoa Touton Processing Company. It currently has 135 employees.<\/p>\n Touton has entered into a tolling agreement with Cocoa Processing Company CPC whereby 25 000 tonnes of beans are processed into cocoa butter and cake. Touton delivers semi-finished cocoa products to worldwide chocolatiers in Europe, Americas and Asia.<\/p>\n Touton is also playing a very active role in the sustainable supply chain of cocoa through strong initiatives such as combating deforestation, training 15000 farmers, investing 10 million USD and implementing 6 Rural Service Centers to provide better access to raw materials, equipment and banking. The Prime Minister of France, Manuel Valls on Sunday, October\u00a030, 2016, visited and toured the factory of Cocoa Touton Processing Company (CTPC) at the Tema Free Zone Enclave, as part\u00a0of a\u00a0visit to Ghana and the sub-region to enhance bilateral relationships in West Africa. The visit to CTPC’s factory is a testament to the robust diplomatic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":266028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[13424,13197,3,13425],"yoast_head":"\n![\"CEO](\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/JPEG-3.jpg\")
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