Amid worries of late payments, Produce Buying Company (PBC) has asked COCOBOD to speed up payment procedures and address “systematic issues” that have long afflicted […]
Category: FOOD & AGRIC
Ghana hopes to produce up to 300,000 metric tonnes of dry season tomatoes in three years Dumelo.
Ghana intends to produce between 200,000 and 300,000 metric tonnes of tomatoes in the next two to three years, focusing on the dry season, in […]
Komenda Sugar Factory cut off from electricity, water and heavily indebted-Trade Minister.
The Trade Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, said that the Komenda Sugar Factory had been cut off from electricity and water supply due to outstanding debts. She […]
I’m a cocoa farmer too’ — Mahama highlights farmer struggles amid price cuts.
President John Dramani Mahama has called for more farmer-centred policies in Ghana’s cocoa sector, citing his own experience as a cocoa farmer to underscore the […]
Cocoa farmers protest the detrimental impact of producer price cuts on their livelihoods.
Cocoa farmers in the Ashanti, Ahafo, and Western North regions are concerned about the drop in cocoa producer pricing for the 2025/26 season. Farmers claim […]
Government announces significant changes to the cocoa industry in order to ensure farmers receive fair prices.
Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at addressing what he called “gross mismanagement” in the […]
COCOBOD rejects claims of misuse of farmers’ funds for new vehicles.
Ghana’s cocoa regulator has denied allegations that money intended for cocoa farmers was used to purchase vehicles for senior officials. The Chief Executive of the […]
COCOBOD asserts that it has paid all LBCs, expresses surprise over farmers’ complaints.
Ghana’s cocoa regulator, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), says it has paid all licensed buying companies for cocoa beans supplied, expressing surprise at complaints from […]