Weather conditions affecting Ghana’s cocoa production – Fiifi Boafo

The Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo, has attributed the decrease in production of cocoa beans to adverse weather conditions. According to him, heavy rainfall at the beginning of the cocoa season had a significant impact on cocoa cultivation, affecting the fruiting process and ultimately reducing the expected harvest. While acknowledging the importance of […]

COCOBOD determined to end scale adjustments with electronic sealable weighing scales

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 new electronic scales were recommended by the Ghana Standards Authority, following an inspection of the […]

COCOBOD to channel cocoa farmers scholarship funds into development of school infrastructure

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to channel funds, set aside for its Farmers Scholarship Trust for beneficiaries entering senior high schools (SHS), into developing school infrastructure for needy communities. For almost 50 years, the COCOBOD, through its scholarship scheme, has provided scholarship for children of cocoa farmers in SHS, primarily paying for their tuition, […]