Cocoa has been the backbone of the Ghanaian economy for more than a century. The produce is exported and processed overseas.
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the leadership of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to embrace innovation by adopting ...
The Ghana Cocoa Board was established by ordinance in 1947 with the sum of ¢27 million (being Ghana's share of the net profit of the West African Produce Control Board) as its initial working capital.
Executive Director of the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation, Peter Bismark Kwofie, has voiced concerns over the ...
As global humanitarian crises escalate, Ghana could revolutionise aid efforts with a unique approach: cocoa diplomacy .
President John Mahama is proposing new legislation to criminalise the cutting down of cash crops like cocoa for mining ...
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The unfolding Gold Board controversy
By Amos SAFO\xa0Many Ghanaians have been incensed by the decision of the John Mahama Administration to allocate a colossal US $279 million for the operation of a new government monopoly named the Gold ...
In the face of climate change and economic uncertainty, Ghana is taking a bold step to secure its agricultural future ...
Of the different reasons often cited for Ghana’s feat, two stand out. First, the sheer amount of acreage converted to gold mining in the last few decades (remember that nearly 24% of the country’s ...
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Random thoughts of a rural farmer (38): The politics of local cocoa pricing.
When the international price of cocoa surged to approximately USD 7,000 per ton, Dr. Ato Forson was outspoken in his criticisms of the government, accusing it of short-changing cocoa farmers through ...