The future of Ghana’s cocoa industry is set to feature prominently in the New Patriotic Party’s policy agenda, with Minority Chief Whip and Member of
The future of Ghana’s cocoa industry is set to feature prominently in the New Patriotic Party’s policy agenda, with Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, announcing that NPP flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will soon unveil a new and improved policy package for cocoa farmers.
Annoh-Dompreh made the announcement at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Tano North Constituency, where he joined the Tano North MP, Dr. Gideon Boako, and other Members of Parliament for the distribution of 84 motorised spraying machines to cocoa farmer associations.
The intervention, organised by Dr. Boako, was aimed at providing farmers with equipment to make cocoa farm maintenance easier, improve productivity and support the livelihoods of cocoa-growing communities.
Dr. Boako, in reaffirming his commitment to farmers, said cocoa producers deserved the necessary tools and support to make their work more efficient and productive.
Speaking to farmers at the event, Annoh-Dompreh said the forthcoming policy announcement would be informed by concerns gathered directly from cocoa-growing communities during a nationwide engagement conducted by a Minority Caucus committee under his leadership.
He explained that the committee’s findings had already been presented to Dr. Bawumia, who subsequently referred the report to the NPP Policy Committee on Agriculture, Food Security and Agribusiness for technical assessment, expert consultation and the preparation of costed policy alternatives.
This follows Annoh-Dompreh’s earlier call for Dr. Bawumia to provide a credible alternative to address the difficulties confronting the cocoa sector.
The Minority Chief Whip said cocoa farmers should therefore expect a “different and better” policy direction that responds to their concerns about producer prices, farm inputs, production costs and the overall welfare of farmers.
The announcement comes amid continuing political debate over cocoa pricing regime and the reduction in the producer price earlier in 2026. Annoh-Dompreh has consistently argued that the concerns raised by farmers must translate into concrete policy measures rather than remain at the level of political promises.
The nationwide cocoa tour undertaken by the Minority Caucus was launched against the backdrop of the reduction in the cocoa producer price from GH¢3,500 to GH¢2,587 per 64-kilogramme bag, equivalent to GH¢41,392 per tonne, for the remainder of the 2025/2026 season.
The price adjustment generated significant concern among farmers and stakeholders and became a major point of political debate. Annoh-Dompreh subsequently presented the Minority’s findings to Dr. Bawumia, who indicated that the concerns would feed into the development of an alternative cocoa policy.
At Duayaw Nkwanta, Annoh-Dompreh linked the proposed policy intervention to the immediate need to support farmers with practical resources.
He commended Dr. Boako for the distribution of the spraying machines and stressed that interventions that directly improve farmers’ ability to work and increase production must form part of any serious approach to rebuilding Ghana’s cocoa sector.
Dr. Boako, for his part, expressed appreciation to the clergy, Muslim leaders, traditional authorities and residents who supported the programme, reaffirming his commitment to initiatives that directly improve the livelihoods of constituents, particularly cocoa farmers.
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