The cocoa price crisis in Ghana has escalated, engulfing not just farmers but the very clerks who form the backbone of the cocoa purchasing system. A group of…
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The Majority Leader in Parliament, Mahama Ayariga, has accused cocoa farmers demonstrating across parts of the country of being politically engineered rather than representing a genuine expression of…
Hundreds of cocoa farmers across key cocoa-growing belts of the country have taken to the streets in protest against the mid-season reduction in cocoa producer prices, describing the…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is facing a significant financial crisis and requires more than GH¢30 billion in working capital to remain operational, Mr Isaac Adongo, Chairman of…
The cocoa crisis deepened in Parliament as the Minority caucus mounted a fierce challenge against the Mahama administration’s decision to slash producer prices, accusing the government of mismanagement,…
President John Dramani Mahama has said Ghana must use the current turbulence in the global cocoa market as a turning point to reduce its dependence on raw material…
In a move signalling deep financial distress within Ghana’s vital cocoa sector, the Executive Management and Senior Staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have voluntarily reduced their…
Shockwaves continue to ripple through Ghana’s cocoa heartland following what many farmers describe as an unprecedented and painful mid-season cut in the producer price of cocoa beans. Across…
Private legal practitioner and governance commentator, Ace Anan Ankomah, has mounted a strong case for a radical rethink of Ghana’s cocoa strategy, arguing that the country can rescue…
President John Dramani Mahama has announced that Ghana will stop relying on foreign funding to purchase cocoa and will instead mobilise domestic resources to finance the crop, in…