Tag: cocoa
Cocoa farmers bemoan non-payment of produce
Cocoa farmers in the Assin North, Assin Central and Assin South Districts of the Central Region have lamented over non-payments of their cocoa sold...
Gov’t to settle cocoa farmers from Monday – Dr Afriyie Akoto
Government will begin paying farmers for cocoa starting Monday February 22.
This was disclosed by a Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, Dr Afriyie Akoto when...
Akufo-Addo launches cocoa farmers’ pension scheme
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa famers.
According to President Akufo-Addo,...
Child labour rising in Ghana’s cocoa farms – Study
The use of child labour has risen in cocoa farms in Ghana and Ivory Coast during the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, academics said...
Akufo-Addo’s investments in our lives best so far – Cocoa Farmers
Cocoa farmers in Mpraeso Constituency have said government's investments in improving their living conditions were the best so far.
They said aside the government making...
Akufo-Addo is buying farmers with new producer price of cocoa –...
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama, says the recent increment in the producer price of cocoa by...
NPP exposes Mahama over inflated cocoa road projects
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it has in no way neglected cocoa road projects as being claimed by former president John...
Cocoa farmers are enjoying better under Akufo-Addo than Mahama – NPP
The director of communications of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, believes cocoa farmers are far better off under the Akufo-Addo administration...
Produce audit report on cocoa roads – Mahama to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Mahama has described as unjustifiable, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to abandon the cocoa roads project.
He is also demanding that President Akufo-Addo...
Ghana signs $1.3bn syndicated loan for 2020/21 cocoa season
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has signed an agreement for a US$1.3 billion syndicated loan facility for the 2020/2021 cocoa crop season.
The facility, which...
