The Ghana Cocoa Board (COBOD) wishes to inform all cocoa farmers and the general public that an amount of Two Billion, Six Hundred Million Ghana Cedis (GH¢2.6 billion) has been released to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for payment to cocoa farmers for cocoa purchases across all cocoa regions. Since the beginning of the 2025/26 Crop […]
At the meeting in Abidjan on June 16, 2026, on the occasion of the Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana High-Level Summit on the Future of the Cocoa Economy, H.E. Alassane OUATTARA, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, and H.E. John Dramani MAHAMA, President of the Republic of Ghana, renewed their shared commitment to promoting a sustainable cocoa […]
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has called for the harmonization of cocoa producer prices between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as a strategic measure to combat cross-border smuggling, protect farmer incomes, and strengthen collaboration within the global cocoa industry. Speaking in his capacity as Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana […]
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as the two countries seek to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa from the two countries on the international market. Addressing stakeholders at a meeting of the Côte […]
The Government of Ghana, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COBOD), has announced that the producer price of cocoa for the 2026 Light Crop Season will remain unchanged despite declining global cocoa prices. According to a circular signed by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control (A&QC), Dr. Francis Baah, purchases for […]
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 […]
