COCOBOD bemoans escalating galamsey activities…Says Ghana risks losing premium position on global markets
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Director of the Anti-Corruption Galamsey Unit of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Prof. Michael Kwarteng, has bemoaned the increasing activities of illegal mining known in Ghanaian parlance as Galamsey in cocoa growing areas across the country. Prof. Kwarteng has thus called for an immediate halt to the Galamsey menace. According to […]
COCOBOD’s ¢2 billion loss in 2021 attributed to price decline on international market
Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), says the GH¢2 billion loss to the Board in 2021 was because of the decline in the international market price of cocoa. The price of cocoa on the global market had experienced a significant drop of over 30 per cent in recent years, which […]
Female cocoa farmers charged to enrol on Cocoa Pension Scheme to enhance economic well-being
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has urged women cocoa farmers to support the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme (CFPS) policy, by voluntarily enrolling to enjoy its numerous benefits. He said it is necessary for them to contribute to the scheme to secure an enhanced future and a socio-economic […]
COCOBOD says current producer price of Cocoa is fair deal for farmers
By Rachel Kakraba Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahene Aidoo, says cocoa smuggling from Ghana to neighbouring countries is perpetuated by some unscrupulous businessmen for selfish gains. He said such persons are ”unpatriotic who take for granted the huge investment the government makes in the industry”. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs programme ‘Talking Point’, which […]
German Ambassador to Ghana Daniel Krull visits WAMCO, promotes research and development
By Emmanuel Opoku, Takoradi. The West African Mills Company Limited (WAMCO), a cocoa processing company in Takoradi, has commended the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) for its immense support that has ensured the revival of the first cocoa processing factory in Ghana. WAMCO, which used to have state-of-the-art machinery and equipment to turn cocoa beans into […]
COCOBOD refutes former President Mahama’s claims of collapsed cocoa sector
COCOBOD has refuted claims by former President Mahama that the cocoa sector in Ghana has collapsed. The former President had reportedly claimed that the producer price and mismanagement had led to the collapse of the cocoa sector, thereby justifying farmers giving up their cocoa farms to illegal mining due to low remuneration. However, COCOBOD has […]
Cocoa farmers to enjoy tremendous pension opportunities – COCOBOD
Cocoa farmers at Anomawobidi and Wassa Manso in the Mpohor and Ahanta West Districts of the Western region, have welcomed a pension scheme project being piloted by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). Launched at New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region in August 2021, the scheme, when operational, would target about 800,000 registered cocoa farmers benefitting from […]
Peg producer price of cocoa at Ghc1000 per bag – Minority to gov’t
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Minority Caucus in Ghana’s Parliament has called for the swift announcement of a new farm gate price of cocoa for the 2022/2023 season. Addressing Journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee, and Member of Parliament for Ajumako/Enyan/Essiam Constituency in the Central region, Dr. […]
