Tag: COCOBOD
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COCOBOD financially stable to buy cocoa beans – Minister
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has dismissed claims that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) lacks the financial capacity to buy cocoa beans...
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COCOBOD revamps effort to combat cocoa smuggling – Joseph Boahen Aidoo
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has expressed its commitment to ramping up efforts to tackle cocoa smuggling across the nation's borders, with the assistance...
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COCOBOD reduces 2024/25 cocoa season output by 19.8% to 650,000 metric tonnes
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced a reduction in its cocoa production target for the upcoming 2024/2025 season.The new season, set to...
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COCOBOD faces loan repayment crisis as cocoa smuggling soars
COCOBOD is facing the risk of defaulting on loans taken to support cocoa farming as smuggling activities continue to rise, according to Joseph Boahen...
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Russian gov’t purchases smuggled cocoa from Ghana – COCOBOD CEO
Ghana's COCOBOD is stepping up efforts to address the growing problem of cocoa smuggling across the nation's borders, with military assistance from the Ghana...
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COCOBOD’s self-sufficiency false, international aid needed for 2024-25 cocoa season production – Bright Simons
The Ghana Cocoa Board's (COCOBOD) report on financial self-sufficiency has come under scrutiny as experts argue that the state-owned cocoa giant will still require...
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Ban import, increase production and focus on exporting it – Nana Yaa Jantuah
Former General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah is advocating for a strategy to boost Ghana's cocoa industry.She suggests that...
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International banks haven’t rejected us – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has firmly denied allegations that it was rejected by international banks in its bid to secure a $1.5 billion...
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Paying 2023 syndicated loan was a struggle for COCOBOD – Wa East MP
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament's Food and Agriculture Committee, Dr. Seidu Jasaw, has raised alarm over COCOBOD's financial health, revealing that the organization faced...
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COCOBOD to self-finance 2024/2025 cocoa season; ends 32-year loan cycle
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced its decision to self-finance the upcoming 2024/2025 cocoa season, ending its reliance on an annual syndicated loan...