Ghana Celebrates National Chocolate Week 2025 to boost the cocoa industry

13-02-25

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), in collaboration with COCOBOD and the Cocoa Processing Company, has announced National Chocolate Week 2025, to be held from 3 to 14 February. Under the theme "Eat Chocolate, Stay Healthy, Grow Ghana", the initiative seeks to promote the consumption of cocoa products and highlight their importance to the country's health, economy and culture.

Established in 2005 to coincide with Valentine's Day, the celebration has evolved from a single day to a full week since 2021, with events and activities that reinforce the link between cocoa and national identity. Ghana, as one of the largest cocoa producers in the world, is now looking to strengthen its local processing capacity and increase domestic chocolate consumption, reducing its dependence on exports of unprocessed beans.