The government of Ghana has announced new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season. The announcement was made by the President, H.E Nana Akufo-Addo on Saturday 9th September 2023, at an event to officially open the 2023/2024 crop season in Tepa in the Ashanti Region. The new prices stand at GH¢20,943 (US$1,837) per […]
Cocoa stakeholders in Ghana demand 72.5% increase in cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 crop season
As the new cocoa season begins on Friday 8th September 2023, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to announce new cocoa farm gate prices for the 2023/2024 light crop season. In line with this, the Ghana Civil-Society Cocoa Platform (GCCP) in a press conference on Wednesday in Accra has demanded a 72.5% increase in the cocoa […]
Ghana’s position as the World’s second largest cocoa producer shaky as Ecuador’s cocoa production soars
Ghana’s position as the World’s second largest cocoa producer shaky as Ecuador’s cocoa production soars The latest 2022 Cocoa Barometer report has revealed that Ecuador is likely to overtake Ghana to become the world’s second largest cocoa producer within the next ten to fifteen years. This comes at the backdrop of the continuous increase in […]
How the New EU Regulation on deforestation-linked commodities threatens future export of Ghana’s Cocoa, Coffee and Timber
How the New EU Regulation on deforestation-linked commodities threatens future export of Ghana’s Cocoa, Coffee and Timber Pressure is mounting on Ghana and other exporting countries as the European Union (EU) seeks to finalize its proposed new regulation on deforestation-linked commodities. The proposed law will see to it that the importation of products like cocoa, […]