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#Cocoa farmers

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Cocoa Farmers Threaten to Block COCOBOD Officers Over ‘Unfair’ Producer Price

A coalition of Ghanaian cocoa farmers is threatening to bar officers of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) from their farms in protest against the newly announced…

Aug 19, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

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Policy Analyst Urges Transparency in Cocoa Pricing Amid Producer Price Increase

Engineer and policy analyst Kosi Dedey has called for greater transparency between the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the country’s cocoa farmers, warning…

Aug 6, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

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Cocoa Farmers Reject New Producer Price as Inadequate

Local cocoa farmers have expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s newly announced producer price for the 2025/2026 season, describing it as inadequate…

Aug 6, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

Politics

Oppong Nkrumah Accuses Government of ‘Scamming’ Cocoa Farmers With Announced Cocoa Price

The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Economy Committee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has accused the government of shortchanging cocoa farmers, despite its recent…

Aug 5, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

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Concerned Cocoa Farmer Says New Cocoa Price Will Fuel Smuggling, Hurt Yields

A concerned cocoa farmer, Mark Ewusi Arkoh, has criticised the government’s newly announced cocoa producer price, describing it as “woefully inadequate” and…

Aug 5, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

Politics

Offinso South MP Demands Apology to Cocoa Farmers Over ‘Unfulfilled’ Price Promise

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee, Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku, has called on government to apologise to cocoa farmers, accusing it of…

Aug 5, 2025 · Kelvin Yiadom

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Government announces increase in cocoa producer price from GHC3,000 to GHC3,100

Government has announced a small increase in the cocoa producer price, raising it from GHC3,000 to GHC3,100 per 64kg bag for the 2024/2025 crop season. This…

Nov 11, 2024 · Kelvin Yiadom

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