Cabinet Approves Sweeping Cocoa Sector Reforms as Farmer Payment Crisis Deepens

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cabinet-approves-sweeping-cocoa-sector-reforms-as-farmer-payment-crisis-deepens/Cabinet has approved sweeping reforms in Ghana’s cocoa sector following mounting concerns over delayed payments to farmers and growing financial pressures at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), with Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson scheduled to address the nation on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. to outline details of the intervention. The decision was announced by […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cabinet-approves-sweeping-cocoa-sector-reforms-as-farmer-payment-crisis-deepens/


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