The Minority Caucus has sent a note to the government, demanding an immediate increase in the cocoa producer price from GHS3,000 to GHS 6,000 per 64kg bag in fulfillment of the promise it made to Ghanaians, warning that failure to act swiftly risks economic sabotage, border smuggling, and betrayal of Ghana’s hardworking cocoa farmers.
A former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has defended his tenure for the first time since leaving office, offering a spirited justification for the policies and decisions that defined his administration.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa famers.
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it has in no way neglected cocoa roads projects as being claimed by former president John Mahama.
The director of communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has stated emphatically that cocoa farmers are far better off under the Akufo-Addo administration than during the time of John Mahama.
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, September 25, 2020, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the 71.25-kilometre Enchi-Elubo Road, which is being funded by COCOBOD.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that the 2020 Cocoa Light Crop Season would end at the close of business on Thursday, September 17, 2020.
The Government of Ghana (GoG) is seeking the approval of Parliament to borrow US$ 1.3 billion to shore up the purchase of cocoa for the 2020/2021 crop season.
To stop the illegal adjustments of scales used to weigh cocoa beans at sheds (cocoa purchasing and weighing points) run by Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs), the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will distribute tamper-proof electronic sealable weighing scales to LBCs.
The management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that some of its staff members have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and lenders have welcomed the first disbursement of $200 million of a syndicated loan facility to boost cocoa productivity in the world’s second-largest producer.
