Ghana lost 120K tons of cocoa to smuggling between 2022 and 2023 – COCOBOD…
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has revealed that Ghana lost an alarming…
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Over 40,000 rehabilitated cocoa farms to be returned to farmers in July –…
Over 40,000 farmlands belonging to cocoa farmers, which were temporarily taken for rehabilitation to enhance production, are set…
Ghana to delay more cocoa deliveries as supply crisis worsens
The world’s second largest cocoa producer Ghana is looking to delay delivery of up to 350,000 tons of beans to next season due to…
Who pays for the extra cost? – COCOBOD CEO questions EU on new regulations
The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo has raised critical concerns about the implementation of the…
Ghana could produce 492,000MT of cocoa beans in 2023/24 crop season, 27%…
Ghana could produce about 492,000 metric tons of cocoa beans in the 2023/2024 crop season, about 27.9% less than the 683,000…
Road contracts awarded by COCOBOD was 525% more than its GHS 2.91bn budget,…
Auditor-General Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu in his report on road contracts awarded to contractors in cocoa…
GRA refutes allegations of auctioning COCOBOD’s chemicals, fertilizers
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has debunked media allegations that it has auctioned chemicals, fertilizers and other items…
COCOBOD secures $800m syndicated loan
Ghana’s Cocoa Marketing Board (COCOBOD) has signed an $800 million syndicated loan with banks and expects to draw down the first…
IMF wants Sinohydro, COCOBOD loans added to existing debt stock
Reports indicate that the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of the country’s debt stock, wants government to add the $2bn…
COCOBOD launches insurance scheme for cocoa farmers
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has launched the first cocoa farmers insurance scheme in the country for a cooperative cocoa…