The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa famers. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the Pension Scheme will enable cocoa farmers to make voluntary contributions towards their retirement, whilst COCOBOD makes a supplementary contribution on behalf of the farmers as […]
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority in Parliament is accusing government of misapplying the first tranche of the 1.3 billion dollars of the cocoa syndicated loan for the 2018/19 crop year. A statement issued by the minority and signed by Cassiel Ato Forson, ranking member of the Finance Committee in Parliament said the 650 […]
If Ghana had started setting aside 1 million cedis every year since the country began syndicating cocoa Loans, the country would have perhaps accumulated enough revenue to wean herself off the annual borrowing for cocoa beans purchases. That is the opinion of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ayensuano in the Eastern […]
Ghana’s former ambassador to India and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) strongman, Sam P. Yalley fears the worst may happen to the country and the economy if cocoa farmers decide to revolt. He is premising his claim on the fact that government has not treated cocoa farmers fairly, explaining on a radio discussion programme monitored […]
National Democratic Congress (NDC) bigwig, Sam P. Yalley is urging government to ensure the processing of the country’s cocoa beans for exports in order to allow for value addition and to maximize the potential of the sector. ‘’For how long are we going to stay where we are and don’t do what is right? If […]
Managing editor of the insight newspaper and pan Africanist, Kwesi Pratt Junior has said cooking with tin tomatoes and tinapa (Sardine) makes the meal sexy. Mr. Pratt who was contributing to a radio discussion on the plight of cocoa farmers in the country on an Accra based radio station opined that the cocoa farmers spend […]
