Cashew farmers remind Mahama to fulfil promise to establish Cashew Development Board

Cashew farmers in Bono Region have called on the government to expedite action for the establishment…

Mahama promises transformed cocoa sector with greater benefits for farmers

President John Dramani Mahama has assured cocoa farmers that his administration is committed to transforming the…

The Drama of Cocoa politics: When farmers become puppets

The cocoa industry in Ghana is undoubtedly a political theatre. It is scripted in Accra, passionately…

‘Why not cut COCOBOD staff salaries too?’ — Nana Aduna II questions fairness of cocoa price reduction

The spokesperson of the Ghana Farmers Association, Nana Aduna II, has questioned the fairness of recent…

Govt orders immediate payment to cocoa farmers, plans new COCOBOD bill

Government has directed the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to commence immediate payment of all affected cocoa…

Gov’t urges cocoa farmers to exercise restraint as it addresses their concerns

Cocoa farmers have been urged to exercise restraint and continue to cooperate with the government to…

We are working to pay cocoa farmers’ arrears, exploring new funding model – COCOBOD

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, says the Board is…

Cocoa farmers consider smuggling, land sales to illegal miners over three-month arrears

As the Ghana Cocoa Board races against time to rethink its financing scheme in cocoa purchases,…

Cocoa farmers claim months of unpaid produce; COCOBOD denies responsibility

Cocoa farmers across parts of the country are raising alarm over delays in payment for their…

Tano North farmers threaten demonstration against Newmont ‘unfair compensation’

Farmers displaced by Newmont Ghana Limited’s Ahafo North mining project have accused the multinational mining giant…