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 […]
A coalition of Ghanaian cocoa farmers has threatened to bar officers of the national regulator from their farms to protest the newly announced producer price for the upcoming season, which they say could fuel illegal smuggling to the Ivory Coast and Togo. More than 300,000 farmers expressed anger over what they consider inadequate compensation, with […]
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) CEO, Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has disclosed that Ghana lost an alarming 120,000 metric tons of cocoa beans to smuggling between 2022 and 2023. This significant loss poses a serious threat to Ghana’s cocoa industry, which is a key contributor to the national economy. The smuggling of cocoa beans has long […]
