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Cocoa farmers oppose halting of cocoa roads project

A group of cocoa farmers has expressed its opposition to the plans by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to halt the construction of cocoa...

Trade between Ghana and US increased to $3.7 billion in 2022

Trade interactions between Ghana and the United States (US) reached a remarkable sum of $3.7 billion in the year 2022, as highlighted in data...

Operation ‘catch and share’: Government devises new strategy to combat cocoa smuggling

Ghana's Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has announced intentions by the Ghanaian government to enact stringent measures aimed at effectively addressing the...

Rains in Ivory Coast strengthens cocoa crops – Farmers say

Farmers stated on Monday that the main crop, which grows from October to March, was strengthened by above-average rain that fell in most of...

2023 Mid-Year Budget Review identifies energy, cocoa sectors as areas committed to transform

Today, Monday, July 31, 2023, Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is scheduled to present the Mid-year budget to Parliament. This highly anticipated review will...

Cocoa Abrabopa Association compensates cocoa producers $9.2 million

A farmer-based organization called Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) has paid a total of $9.2 million in premiums to its farmers in Ghana's several cocoa-growing...

Cocoa prices surge in New York after 12 years

The cost of cocoa, a crucial raw material for chocolate production, surged to its highest level in over 12 years in New York on...

Prices of cocoa, gold up but crude oil drops on international market – BoG

The Bank of Ghana has reported a mixed reaction to the prices of Ghana’s major export commodities on the international market in the first...

Ghana recorded trade surplus of $1.77bn in first half of 2023 – BoG

In the first half of 2023, Ghana experienced a trade surplus of $1.77 billion, which accounts for approximately 2.4% of its Gross Domestic Product...

Rot-causing disease affects Cocoa output, hiking prices

Cocoa prices have surged to a 13-year high due to heavy rainfall across West Africa, which has accelerated the spread of a rot-causing disease,...

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