34 h. ago Ghana Cocoa Farmers Reject Government’s Price Increase as Broken Promise

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-reject-governments-price-increase-as-broken-promise/Cocoa farmers across Ghana are protesting what they call a betrayal by President John Mahama’s administration after it failed to deliver a promised sixfold price increase. Last week’s announcement of a GHS128.75 per bag hike bringing prices to GHS3,228.75 fell drastically short of the GHS6,000 pledge central to Mahama’s 2024 election campaign. The gap leaves […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghana-cocoa-farmers-reject-governments-price-increase-as-broken-promise/

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47 h. ago Cedi’s Rise Squeezes Cocoa Farmers Despite Global Price Surge

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedis-rise-squeezes-cocoa-farmers-despite-global-price-surge/Ghana’s currency appreciation is delivering mixed blessings for its vital cocoa sector. While the cedi’s 40% gain this year bolsters national economic stability, it has sharply limited local benefits from soaring global cocoa prices. Farmers recently learned their produce will fetch only 4% more in cedis this season, despite international prices jumping over 60% in […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedis-rise-squeezes-cocoa-farmers-despite-global-price-surge/

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4 d. ago Keep politics out of cocoa: Farmers call for fair prices and devout hands at COCOBOD

Some cocoa farmers in the Assin Fosu District of the Central Region are urging the government and stakeholders to keep politics out of the cocoa sector.

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5 d. ago Fixing the Farmgate to Protect Cocoa’s Future: Farmers deserve fairer price

In recent days, multiple media outlets have reported that, the Producer Price Review Committee (PPRC) has concluded its deliberations on the farmgate price for cocoa for the forthcoming 2025/2026 crop season.

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6 d. ago ‘I beg you, give Cocoa farmers what you promised’ – Miracles to gov’t

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aide to former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has issued a passionate appeal to the government to honour its campaign promises to cocoa farmers by offering them fair compensation for their labour.

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7 d. ago Gov’t to cover some cocoa farmers’ expenses despite income gains, says Keta MP Kwame Gakpey

Government will bear some key expenses of cocoa farmers despite a significant rise in the producer price of cocoa, Keta MP Kwame Gakpey has said.

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7 d. ago Many farmer are dissatisfied with new producer price; we expected more than GH¢3,228.75 – Cocoa farmer

A cocoa farmer says cocoa producers across the country are unhappy with the new price announced by government for the 2025/26 season.

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7 d. ago Many farmers are dissatisfied with new producer price; we expected more than GH¢3,228.75 – Cocoa farmer

A cocoa farmer says cocoa producers across the country are unhappy with the new price announced by government for the 2025/26 season.

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7 d. ago Minority slams government over ‘unfulfilled’ cocoa price promise

Ranking Member on Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, Dr Isaac Opoku, has criticised the government for failing to honour its 2024 campaign promise of paying GH₵6,000 per bag of cocoa beans to farmers.

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7 d. ago Cocoa farmers are disappointed in Mahama for ‘failing to honour his promise’ – Ntim Fordjour

The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee, Rev John Ntim Fordjour, has accused the Mahama-led administration of deceiving Ghana’s cocoa farmers with what he describes as empty promises and unfair pricing. 

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7 d. ago Gov’t manipulates cocoa pricing: Farmers lose GH₵6,000 per tonne under false numbers

Yesterday's announcement by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, and the NDC government regarding cocoa pricing is a political theatre.

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8 d. ago Cold weather and scant rains worry Ivory Coast cocoa farmers

A persistent cold spell across most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could jeopardise the development of the next October-to-March main crop, farmers warned on Monday, saying plantations need more sunshine and rain.

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8 d. ago Gov’t reintroduces free fertiliser for cocoa farmers; cautions against smuggling

Government has announced that it will supply free fertiliser and other inputs to cocoa farmers from the beginning of the 2025/2026 crop season. This was disclosed at a press conference delivered by the Finance Minister, Dr. Ato Forson after a meeting with the Producer Price Review Committee. According to him, government’s decision to reintroduce the […]

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8 d. ago Cedi Strength Caps Cocoa Farmer Gains Despite 63% Global Price Surge

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedi-strength-caps-cocoa-farmer-gains-despite-63-global-price-surge/Ghana’s cocoa farmers will receive only a 4.2% increase in local currency earnings for the new season despite a 62.6% dollar-denominated price jump to $5,040 per tonne, as the cedi’s appreciation blunts the global windfall. The revised rate of GH¢3,228.75 per 64kg bag effective August 7 contrasts sharply with farmer expectations, as a stronger cedi […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/cedi-strength-caps-cocoa-farmer-gains-despite-63-global-price-surge/

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8 d. ago Gov’t reintroduces Free Fertiliser Programme for cocoa farmers – Ato Forson

Government has reintroduced the Free Cocoa Fertiliser Programme as part of its renewed commitment to support cocoa farmers and increase productivity across the sector.

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8 d. ago Government launches tertiary scholarship scheme for children of cocoa farmers

The government has officially launched a new tertiary scholarship scheme specifically designed for the children of cocoa farmers.

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3 w. ago Mahama and Vice President haven’t called me since the assault – Hawa Koomson

Former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, has expressed disappointment that neither President John Dramani Mahama nor Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has reached out to her following the assault she suffered during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun.

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4 w. ago Western North: Mahama promises cocoa farmers 70% of world market price

President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to ensure cocoa farmers receive a fairer share of global prices, promising that farmers will be paid 70% of the world market price for their cocoa.

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