"Farmers believed in accepting the NDC's promise to pay the cocoa farmers GHC 6000 per bag during the campaign era, at a time when the then President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, increased... Read more
This follows the promise the government made for comprehensive reforms to reset Ghana’s cocoa sector amid mounting challenges, including delayed payments to farmers. Read more
According to him, cocoa farmers have not received payment for their produce for more than three months, a situation he described as deeply worrying and unsustainable. Read more
Speaking in an Interview with the media, Mr. Anane Boateng highlighted that cocoa farmers have not received payment from the government for their produce since November 2025, a situation tha... Read more
Mrs. Harriet Nuamah Agyemang, the Country Director for SEND GHANA, made this assertion at a day's workshop for about 20 cocoa farmers of the Twifo Praso and Jukwa Districts in the Central Re... Read more
They also encouraged by this positive trend and hope for a resolution to GNACOFA's concerns regarding the limited representation of farmers on COCOBOD's Board as well as the outstanding welf... Read more
Speaking to media by the National President of Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association, Mr Stephenson Anane Boateng, he said, the credible evidence indicates that, the extension officers in... Read more
Mr. Boateng lamented that despite the constitutional mandate of COCOBOD to provide welfare for cocoa farmers, the institution has fallen short of its responsibilities. Read more
During the November 5, 2024 interview, he addressed concerns about cocoa hoarding, as farmers hold back their produce in hopes of better prices. Read more
Cocoa farmers in Akyem Asafo have expressed their gratitude to the Ghana COCOBOD Anti-Illegal Mining Unit, led by Professor Michael Kwateng, for taking swift legal action to protect their fa... Read more
In the Afigya Kwabre district of Ghana's Ashanti region, people like Kingsley Owusu are known for growing Ghana's leading cash crop. Owusu and his community have been growing cocoa beans for... Read more
He made the comments during the official opening of the permanent office of the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative in Accra. Read more
Cocoa farmers in Fanteakwa South District and Abuakwa North municipality in Eastern Region are pleading with COCOBOD and the Minerals Commission to impose a ban on Nawara Mining Company Limi... Read more
They alleged that the Traditional Council have sent some chiefs and "Macho men" to their Cocoa farms for demarcation which they believe that it may sold to others over their failure to pay r... Read more
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