Randy Abbey The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that it has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for payment to cocoa farmers across all cocoa-growing regions.
COCOBOD Debt To Agrochemical Suppliers Tied To Financial Strain – Deputy Finance Minister
Thomas Ampem Nyarko COCOBOD’s indebtedness to fertilizer and agrochemical suppliers from 2021 to 2024 is part of broader financial challenges inherited in the cocoa sector, Deputy Finance Minister, Thomas
Govt Maintains Cocoa Price For 2026 Season
Randy Abbey Government has announced that the producer price of cocoa for the 2026 light crop season will remain at GH¢1,241.76 per load of 30 kilograms for Grade I
Stricter Sanctions For Cocoa Smugglers Coming – COCOBOD Director
Participants in a group photo at the event The Deputy Director in charge of research and evaluation at Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Eric Amegor, has mentioned that a jail
COCOBOD Signals New Cocoa Funding Model
Dr. Ransford Abbey Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has disclosed that modalities for a new funding model for the cocoa sector are
COCOBOD Denies GH¢12m Black Stars Sponsorship Allegation
Randy Abbey – COCOBOD CEO The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has firmly rejected claims that it allocated GH¢12 million to support the Ghana national football team, describing the reports
Farmers Head To Court Over Cocoa Price Cut
Some of the protesters Cocoa farmers across the country have hinted of plans to drag the government to court over the non-payment of beans supplied for more than six
MP Petitions OSP, CHRAJ Over COCOBOD Conflict Of Interest
Vincent Ekow Assafuah The Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Commission on Human Rights
Majority Justifies Cocoa Price Cuts •As Govt Releases GH¢855m For Farmers
Isaac Adongo (L) addressing the media in Parliament The Majority caucus in Parliament has defended the government reforms in the cocoa sector, insisting that farmers remain economically better off
COCOBOD Cuts Salaries By 20%… Management Calls For Calm
Dr. Randy Abbey The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced a 20% reduction in salaries for the executive management and 10% for the senior staff for the remainder of
Amin Adam Slams Govt Over Cocoa Challenges
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam Former Finance Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, aka Anta, has identified the excessive
Minority Calls For COCOBOD Bailout
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to immediately restore the recently reduced cocoa producer price and provide an emergency bailout to the
NPP Paid Off COCOBOD Debt… Document Shows
Joseph Boahen-Aidoo – Former CEO of COCOBOD It is untrue that the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is responsible for the financial crisis facing Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD),