Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board, has assured farmers of an increased farm gate price per bag of cocoa beans for the upcoming season. The Produce Price Review Committee will determine the adjustment percentage, announced and taking effect next season. Speaking at a Public Accounts Committee sitting, Mr. Aidoo encouraged […] The post COCOBOD
Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, has called for the resignation of Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD). Mohammed criticized Aidoo for his alleged inability to address the decline in cocoa production and for falling short of the projected targets. During a session with the […] The post Murtala
Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, former Chief Executive (CE) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has closed his defence without mounting the box to testify. Dr Opuni, first accused (A1), told the Land Division of the Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Aboakye Tandoh, yesterday, that he was satisfied with the evidences of his 10 witnesses. […] The post Cocoa trial: Opuni closes defence appeared first on The
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted claims of not granting the necessary medical care to its contracted mass cocoa sprayers following the toxicity of the agrochemicals. This comes on the back of concerns raised by the Ghana National Association of Cocoa Farmers about the health complications of some of its members, alleging that some […] The post None
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has debunked reports alleging that it is auctioning some agrochemicals, fertilizers, and other inputs due to COCOBOD’s inability to pay duties on the items. Read More... The post GRA Debunks COCOBOD’s Agrochemicals Auction
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has debunked reports alleging that it is auctioning some agrochemicals, fertilizers, and other inputs due to COCOBOD’s inability to pay duties on the items. GRA described such reports as disingenuous and misleading. It urged Ghanaians to disregard the report. GRA in a statement explained that “some agrochemicals and other items were […] The post We’ve
The importation of cocoa beans into Ghana has not been a novelty, as the imported beans are, in most cases, used to blend with the high quality locally produced ones, for the sake of processing. An official source at COCOBOD disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Chronicle on Sunday. The highly dependable source, reacting […] The post Ghana has been importing cocoa since 2000 –COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa (COCBOD) has clarified that the country’s importation of cocoa beans from neighbouring countries is an industry practice spanning over 20 years. A letter sighted by citinewsroom.com, signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, and addressed to Afrotropic Cocoa Processing Company Limited, gives it the […] The post Importing
COCOBOD ladies at the event FEMALE STAFF of COCOBOD in the Bono Region have gone through a sensitization workshop on cervical cancer. About 70 women, including female staff from other Read More... The post COCOBOD Staff Sensitised On Cervical Cancer appeared
Dr Gilbert Anim Kwapong, a subpoenaed Witness of the former Chief Executive of the Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has once again accused the transition Committee on cocoa, chaired by Dr Yaw Adu Ampomah, of churning out falsehood. He said some of the statements contained in the Dr Yaw Adu Ampomah’s Committee report, […] The post Opuni’s witness attacks Adu Ampomoah Committee
Mr James Carl Vandyck, the Western-South Regional Manager, Stallion Trust and Administration Company Limited, a corporate trustee service provider has urged cocoa farmers to join the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme to guarantee a decent income during their old age. He said it was prudent for the farmers to take advantage of the social protection policies […] The post Cocoa farmers advised to join Pension
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