Cocoa
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POLITICS
Gov’t orders immediate payment of arrears owed cocoa farmers
Government has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to commence immediate payment to all affected cocoa farmers who are owed…
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POLITICS
Gov’t announces major reforms to stabilise cocoa industry
The Cabinet has taken a decision to implement sweeping reforms within Ghana’s cocoa sector following growing concerns over delayed payments…
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POLITICS
COCOBOD financing capacity weakened — Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed concern over Ghana’s failure to secure sustainable funding for the cocoa sector, warning that…
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POLITICS
Cocoa crisis deepens, calls for CEO’s dismissal; President convenes emergency cabinet meeting today
The government is grappling with a severe crisis in the cocoa sector, with thousands of farmers awaiting payments for crops…
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POLITICS
Mahama calls emergency cabinet meeting over cocoa sector crisis
President John Dramani Mahama has called for an emergency cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to address the…
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NEWS
Cocoa farmers demand payment from COCOBOD
The Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association has called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to meet its payment obligations to…
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BUSINESS NEWS
Cocoa smuggling costs Ghana over $1bn in three years – COCOBOD
Jake Kudjo Samahar, Director of Special Services at COCOBOD, has revealed that Ghana lost a total of 7,128.13 tonnes of…
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BUSINESS NEWS
Ghana’s cocoa arrivals quadruple in August before season start
Ghana’s cocoa deliveries to warehouses in August more than quadrupled from the same period last year, as an accelerated start…
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BUSINESS NEWS
Ghana Maintains Steady Cocoa Freight Rates Despite Global Shipping Instability
Ghana has secured stable freight rates for its cocoa exports for the 2025/26 crop season after high-level negotiations with major…
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POLITICS
COCOBOD’s Inefficiencies Driving Decline in Cocoa Production – Kosi Dedey
Engineer and policy analyst, Kosi Dedey, has urged the nation to move beyond partisan politics and confront the systemic inefficiencies…
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