The Produce Buying Company Ltd. evolved from the Cocoa Purchasing company, which was established in 1947 as a Marketing wing of the Cocoa Marketing Board.In 1961 the Company was abolished alongside other expatriate buying firms such as Cadbury & Fry, G.B. Olivant, U.A.C., Lyons and UTC in a review of the operation and administration of internal marketing of cocoa. The United Ghana Farmers Co-operative Council was subsequently formed as the sole Licensed Buying Agency for the Cocoa Marketing Board which operated up to 1966.
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Produce Buying Company: Leading Cocoa Beans TraderPurchase high quality cocoa beans from farmers, store and ensure prompt delivery of the graded and sealed beans to designated Take Over Centres in the most efficient and
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