IMF pushes for COCOBOD reforms to cut costs
The International Monetary Fund says Ghana must strengthen the legislative framework governing the Ghana Cocoa Board to reduce operational costs, ...
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New cocoa funding model to reduce reliance on offshore loans — COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board has disclosed that it is finalising a new funding model for the cocoa sector ahead of ...
Safeguarding the Future of Cocoa: Ghana steps up the fight against child labour
In Ghana’s cocoa landscapes where livelihoods, global markets, and future generations are deeply interconnected; the fight against child labour is ...
Ghana to finance 2026/27 cocoa purchases with cedi-denominated commercial notes
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to introduce cedi-denominated commercial notes to finance cocoa purchases from the 2026/27 crop ...
Kufuor: Africa losing cocoa value, must invest in manufacturing
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said that Africa must decisively expand into chocolate manufacturing and other downstream industries to ...
Rogue licensed cocoa buyers divert funds to buy smuggled beans – COCOBOD
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has accused some officials at licensed buying companies of using government funds to buy cheap beans ...
Four arrested for smuggling over 100 bags of cocoa into Ghana
Four suspects have been arrested for allegedly smuggling more than 100 bags of cocoa beans from Côte d’Ivoire into Ghana, ...
Ghana’s economic gains driven by structural reforms – Ato Forson
Ghana’s recent economic gains are the result of deep structural reforms rather than short-term measures, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato ...
“Don’t give Cocoa farms to galamseyers” – Offinso MP urges farmers
The Member of Parliament for Offinso South, Isaac Yaw Opoku, has urged cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Region not to ...
Randy Abbey: Past borrowing to sustain cocoa prices still hurting sector
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr. Randy Abbey, has revealed that decisions taken nearly a decade ...
COCOBOD: Farmers were ignored in $100m cocoa farm tools procurement
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has blamed the rejection of over $100 million worth of cocoa farm tools on a ...
COCOBOD releases ¢4.2bn to clear cocoa farmers’ arrears
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has disbursed approximately GH¢4.2 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for onward payment to cocoa ...
COCOBOD to supply 27,000 sprayers, 89,000 PPEs to cocoa farmers
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has announced that about 27,000 motorised spraying ...
COCOBOD to provide Free Tertiary Education for Cocoa Farmers’ Children
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced plans to provide free tertiary education for children of cocoa farmers, reinforcing its ...
$100M Cocoa tools purchased in 2019 rejected by farmers, board expresses concern
Board Members of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have expressed concerns about $100 million used to procure pruners and slashers ...
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