President John Dramani Mahama says he sympathises with the nation's cocoa farmers, following the Government's decision to cut its farmgate cocoa price paid to farmers, because of the price drop at the international market. He emphasised the need for farmer-centered policies in Ghana’s cocoa sector, citing ...
Minority Leader, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has criticised the government’s decision to reduce the cocoa producer price from GH¢3,625 to GH¢2,587 per bag, describing it as “illegal” and an attempt to “shortchange” Ghanaian cocoa farmers. ...
The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus in Parliament has called for the dismissal of Dr. Randy Abbey, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), following a 28.6 per cent reduction ...
Cocoa farmers in the Eastern Region have asked the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the government to speed up payments for beans they supplied since November 2025. The farmers ...
The Cocoa Health and Extension Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has engaged cocoa farmers in the Bodi District of the Western North Region to educate them on the ...
Ghana’s cocoa production dropped by nearly 50 per cent in the past three years, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, Minister of Finance, said on Tuesday. Presenting the 2025 Budget and Economic ...
Government has announced an increase in the producer price of cocoa for the 2024/25 season at GHS 48,000 per tonne or GHS 3,000 per 64 kg bag. The price ...
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a US$100 million financing facility from the World Bank to rehabilitate old farms across six cocoa growing districts in the country. The beneficiary ...
Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOD), has inspired and educated cocoa farmers in the Central Region on best practices to increase yield. This ...
Bad cocoa harvests in West Africa and higher costs of living and production, are exacerbating farmer vulnerabilities in the fight against child labour in the sector, a 2023 Report by ...
