Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
The price of chocolate bars has shot up across the world over the past year, meaning they can feel like ...
Tag: Cocoa
Don’t cut down cocoa trees over price drop – John Dumelo to farmers
Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has urged cocoa farmers not to cut down their cocoa trees despite ...
Cocoa processing must be prioritised to resolve sector crisis – Ekumfi MP
The Member of Parliament for Ekumfi, Othniel Ekow Kwainoe, has called for increased investment in cocoa processing as a long-term ...
CMC launches ‘project elevate’ to transform Ghana’s cocoa sector
The Cocoa Marketing Company Ghana Limited (CMC), led by its Managing Director, Dr Wisdom Kofi Dogbey, has unveiled an ambitious ...
Cocoa Crisis: ‘No hard decision taken’ – NPP slams Mahama
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to revise the cocoa producer price, describing it ...
SoNA Protest: Minority stands with struggling cocoa farmers – Annoh-Dompreh
Minority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has defended the Minority Caucus’ decision to stage a symbolic protest during the 2026 State ...
Ivory Coast to set Cocoa prices at 800–1,000 CFA – Reuters
Ivory Coast plans to sharply reduce the price it pays cocoa farmers to between 800 and 1,000 CFA francs per ...
Atlas Commodities defends Volta and Oti cocoa operations
Ghanaian-owned Licenced Buying Company, Atlas Commodities Limited, has provided clarification on its recent operations in the Volta and Oti Regions ...
56% of cocoa farmers back new cocoa prices – Global InfoAnalytics poll
A new poll by Global InfoAnalytics indicates that a majority of cocoa farmers consider the government’s recent cocoa price cuts ...
Cocoa Farmers urge Ghana–Ivory Coast talks to regulate global supply
Cocoa farmer associations have called for negotiations between Ghana and Ivory Coast to establish proper regulations on cocoa supply to ...
COCOBOD must rationalise staff, not just cut salaries — Prof. Quartey
Economist, Prof. Peter Quartey has called for structural reforms at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), cautioning that salary reductions alone ...
COCOBOD: Minority reviving dwindling political fortunes with Cocoa price debate
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has accused the Minority in Parliament of exploiting the recent cocoa producer price reduction to ...
Catholic Bishops decry cocoa crisis, call for immediate payment of farmers
The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed grave concern over what it describes as a deepening crisis in Ghana’s cocoa ...
Gov’t targets GH₵30bn domestic bond to support COCOBOD
A member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Atta Issah, has disclosed that the government is planning to raise about GH₵30 billion ...
Majority: COCOBOD needs GH₵30bn to stay afloat
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has raised concerns over the financial state of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), warning that ...
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