Tag: COCOBOD
“The scales of deception have been removed” – Annoh-Dompreh tears into new cocoa price
Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, has criticised the government’s latest cocoa producer price an [...]
Ghana cocoa farmers get higher price than Ivorian peers – COCOBOD
Ghana has opened the 2026/2027 cocoa season with a major increase in the producer price, setting the stage for what is an unusually wide price gap wit [...]
Gov’t increases cocoa price by GH¢63 per bag to GH¢2,650
President John Dramani Mahama’s government has increased the producer price of cocoa for the 2026/2027 season by GH¢63 per 64-kilogramme bag, moving t [...]
Political appointments undermine GPHA, VRA, COCOBOD governance – IMF warns
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified the politicisation of board and chief executive appointments as a major weakness in the governanc [...]
NPP requests return of Ghana Cocoa Board Bill for review
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on President John Dramani Mahama to withhold assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, arguing that althoug [...]
COCOBOD refuses to pay farmers GH¢3.4bn cocoa debt
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has failed to honour its commitment to substantially clear outstanding cocoa payment arrears by the end of June 2026, [...]
COCOBOD releases GHS2.6bn to farmers as cocoa payment crisis persists
After months of protests, nationwide engagements, and mounting pressure from cocoa farmers, purchasing clerks, chiefs, and opposition politicians over [...]
Gov’t maintains cocoa price amid mounting pressure from farmers, opposition
The National Democratic Congress Government, through the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has announced that it will maintain the current cocoa producer p [...]
Despite price cut, Ghana cocoa buyers lack funds to buy beans from farmers, sources say
Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers lack the funds to buy beans from farmers despite the government's recent move to slash the fixed price it [...]
CHRAJ clears Randy Abbey over asset declaration allegation
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has cleared Dr Randy Abbey, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBO [...]