Intelligence Feed
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The Chamber of Cocoa Marketers has called for stronger collaboration, improved financing, increased value addition and responsible governance as the Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana…
The Young Cocoa Farmers Association has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to urgently provide clarity on key policies ahead of the 2026/2027 cocoa purchasing season. The association says…
Ghana’s long-running struggle with cocoa-related deforestation cannot be solved through certification, regulation or market restrictions alone, Prof. Winston Adams Asante has stressed.
The Cocoa Marketing Company (Ghana) Limited (CMC) has officially launched a comprehensive 24-hour operational model aimed at improving the movement of cocoa across the country’s logistics and export…
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC) has commenced 24-hour operations at its cocoa takeover and export facilities as part of efforts to reduce delays, improve turnaround times and make Ghana’s cocoa…
COCOA farmers in the Volta and Oti Regions have called on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to pay them monies owed for cocoa beans supplied to licensed buyers since November 2025. The affected farmers…
Ghana’s food security is under serious threat as acidic soils have become widespread across the country, coupled with low organic matter and low carbon content, hampering agricultural productivity.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to rehabilitate the Pwalugu tomato factory in the Upper East Region as part of the government's efforts to expand tomato production and…
The Netherlands has urged Ghana to put young people at the centre of agricultural transformation by improving access to skills, finance and markets.
Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have called for coordinated, sustainable and science-based measures to restore Ghana’s polluted water bodies and safeguard…
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Mr Eric Opoku, has launched a GH¢100 million agricultural fund to support the government’s agricultural transformation agenda. Known as the Ghana Agriculture…
The minister of Food and Agriculture Eric Opoku, has called for coordinated measures to reset Ghana’s oil palm industry and transform its production potential into jobs, industrial growth, and…
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rejected criticism of the newly passed Cocoa Bill, insisting there is “absolutely nothing” wrong with the legislation.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has rejected concerns raised by the Minority over the newly passed Cocoa Bill, insisting the legislation contains reforms aimed at protecting cocoa farmers and…
The Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Jerome Kwame Sam, says the Minority in Parliament has opposed the new cocoa bill from the outset and continues to raise concerns despite…
Former Deputy Minister for Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has criticised the process leading to the passage of the new Cocoa Bill.
Cocoa farmers have urged the Government to delay assent to the Ghana Cocoa Board Bill, 2026, pending wider consultations.
Across the country, cocoa farms have been destroyed, rivers polluted, forests degraded, and rural livelihoods threatened by the activities of illegal miners.
