BoG Governor, Ernest Addison, COCOBOD CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo RETAIL CUSTOMERS who may not want to rollover their cocoa bills will be paid by Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) deposits
COCOBOD Warns of Possible Fertiliser Shortage
Joseph Boahen Aidoo THE GHANA Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has predicted a possible cocoa fertiliser shortage in the coming years. The potential shortage is attributed to the impact of COVID-19 and
Police Escort For Farmers, Cocoa Officials, Agents
IGP Akuffo Dampare (middle), COCOBOD and other police management members after the meeting OFFICIALS OF the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), its licensed allied agencies and farmers, will henceforth enjoy police
Cocobod Signs $1.5 Billion Loan Facility For The 2021/2022 Cocoa Crop Season
Joseph Boahen Aidoo The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement for a US$1.5 billion syndicated loan facility for the 2021/2022 cocoa crop season to be used to finance
COCOBOD Pilots Farmers Pension Scheme
Opanin Kwabena Nkrumah with his pilot pension card A PILOT project of the yet-to-be-rolled out pension scheme for cocoa farmers across the country was launched yesterday at New Edubiase in
COCOBOD Loss Dollars Over Unlawful Dismissal Of Officers
Joseph Boahen Aidoo The 2020 Auditor General’s report on the Public Accounts of Ghana – Public Boards, Corporations and Other Statutory Institutions has revealed that two staff has sued the
COCOBOD Sacks 2 Bribe-Taking Officials
Dr. Emmanuel Opoku addressing journalists in Kumasi TWO OFFICIALS collecting data of cocoa farmers as part of the Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) ‘Cocoa Management System (CMS) project’, have been sacked
COCOBOD Joins Fight Against Illegal Mining
Joseph Boahen Aidoo, COCOBOD boss GHANA COCOA Board (COCOBOD), in a bid to join government’s crackdown on illegal mining on cocoa farms, has proposed an amount of GH¢3,630,000 as compensation
COCOBOD To Settle LBCs Soon
Fiifi Boafo THE GHANA Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has indicated it will soon secure about $200 million to settle the arrears owed some Licence Buying Companies (LBCs) and farmers across the
MPs Clash Over COCOBOD’s LBCs Payment
Kofi Adams Members of the Majority in Parliament, on Wednesday, chided hardline opposition MPs for attempting to indict the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) with suggestions that it had failed to
COCOBOD Clears Air Over Sole Sourcing Allegation
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has cleared the air over allegations of nepotism in the award of insecticide contract as well as money-laundering. According to COCOBOD in a statement dated
Cocobod Reacts To NDC’s Accusation
Joseph Boahen Aidoo THE GHANA Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has indicated it is deeply concerned about how the NDC has resorted to over-politicising the cocoa sector and refusing to acknowledge the
COCOBOD to roll-out Cocoa Management System
Joseph Boahen Aidoo The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) will soon roll-out the Cocoa Management system, a comprehensive and integrated farmer database, to inform its operations. Once it is done, COCOBOD