National Trends
Cocoa Farmers Welcome COCOBOD Salary Cuts amid Liquidity Challenges
Stakeholders within the cocoa value chain have welcomed the pay cuts imposed on staff of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD)....
COCOBOD’s Executive Management and Senior Staff have Announced Salary Reductions for the Remainder of the 2025/26 Crop Year, Citing Liquidity Challenges in the Cocoa Industry.
In a statement issued Monday, February 16, 2026, COCOBOD said its Executive Management has taken a 20% pay cut, while...
Ghana to end Foreign Cocoa financing by 2030 – Mahama
President John Mahama has announced reforms to enable Ghana to buy cocoa in Cedis and to stop exporting raw mineral...
Prof. Aning Slams Government Silence After Valentine’s Day Massacre of Tomato Traders
Security expert Prof. Kwesi Aning has issued a blistering indictment of the Ghanaian government following a brutal terrorist attack in...
CPC welcomes 50% local cocoa processing directive
The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has welcomed Cabinet’s directive that at least 50 per cent of Ghana’s cocoa beans should...
CSIR intensifies effort to align its research activities to improve agro-processing value chain
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has intensified efforts to align its research activities with Ghana’s agro-processing value…
‘Cocoa Farmers Deserve Better’ – Minority slams Producer Price cut
The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the government’s decision to reduce the cocoa producer price, describing the move as...
Minority Demands Dismissal of COCOBOD CEO Randy Abbey
The Minority in Parliament has urged President John Dramani Mahama to dismiss Dr. Randy Abbey, Chief Executive Officer of the...
Cocoa Sector Reforms will Protect Farmers – Ato Forson insists despite Price cut
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has assured Ghanaian cocoa farmers that the government’s ongoing reforms will safeguard their interests...
Gov’t unveils sweeping reforms to revive Cocoa Sector
The government has announced comprehensive reforms to overhaul Ghana’s cocoa sector following a review that exposed eight years of financial…