The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has issued a strong warning to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) against purchasing cocoa beans from farmers on credit, cautioning that companies that continue the practice …
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The recent surge in global cocoa prices is expected to provide some relief for Ghanaian cocoa farmers, but many producers may still record lower overall incomes as declining harvests offset …
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Global cocoa prices rallied sharply after Ghana announced a significant reduction in its production outlook for the 2026/27 crop season, renewing concerns about tightening global supplies from the world’s second-largest …
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The announcement by COCOBOD, Ghana’s cocoa sector regulator, that production for the impending crop seasons could drop significantly—by roughly 16 percent, down to between 450,000 and 550,000 metric tons, from …
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Ghana’s cocoa production is expected to fall by at least 16 percent in the 2026 to 2027 ​season, market regulator COCOBOD has said. It cites weather effects, the crop’s ‌natural …
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Government is preparing a major overhaul of Ghana’s cocoa sector governance framework, with a proposed new law set to guarantee cocoa farmers not less than 70 percent of the gross …
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the full settlement of outstanding obligations owed to holders of Cocoa Bills who did not participate in the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme …
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A high powered delegation from COCOBOD is scheduled to represent Ghana at a four nation Cocoa Value Addition Summit 2026 which will take place in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Tuesday, …
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released GH¢2.6 billion to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) to facilitate payments to cocoa farmers, with more than half of the amount earmarked to clear …
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Gov’t attributes inherited cocoa sector challenges to supplier debt
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has attributed the Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) outstanding debts to fertiliser and agrochemical suppliers to longstanding financial and structural challenges within the …
