{"id":115195,"date":"2026-02-13T10:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115195"},"modified":"2026-02-13T10:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T10:44:43","slug":"why-not-cut-cocobod-staff-salaries-too-nana-aduna-ii-questions-fairness-of-cocoa-price-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=115195","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Why not cut COCOBOD staff salaries too?\u2019 \u2014 Nana Aduna II questions fairness of cocoa price reduction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The spokesperson of the Ghana Farmers Association, Nana Aduna II, has criticised recent developments in the cocoa sector, arguing that farmers are unfairly bearing the brunt of policy decisions.<\/p>\n

Speaking on JoyNews AM Show, Nana Aduna II questioned why cocoa farmers appear to be the only group affected, especially at a time when many have reportedly gone unpaid for months.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question we would like to ask is, why are only farmers taking the hit?\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you look at the trajectory of our cocoa system, there\u2019s the farmer, the haulage system, licensed buying companies, and COCOBOD. That\u2019s before the beans are even exported. So why is the farmer alone taking the hit?\u201d<\/p>\n

He maintained that if cost-cutting measures were necessary, they should have been applied across the value chain \u2014 beginning with administrative expenditure, staff salaries and government margins \u2014 rather than reducing farmers\u2019 earnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first step should have been to reduce the salaries of staff and the margins that the government makes by the same amount,\u201d he stated. \u201cIf COCOBOD staff were also affected, it would create a fairer system and a level playing field for farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nana Aduna II further expressed concern about the weakening of farmer groups over the years, which he said has undermined their capacity for collective bargaining and effective resistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cFarmer groups have been made poor and weakened over time. There is very limited collective bargaining. So how do we fight back? What tools do we have? Do we just put our hands behind our backs?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

He emphasised the importance of understanding the historical trajectory of Ghana\u2019s cocoa industry to fully appreciate the persistent inequities faced by farmers, despite their central role in the sector.<\/p>\n

His remarks follow the government\u2019s announcement of a new farmgate cocoa price of GH\u20b541,392 per tonne for the 2025\u20132026 season, equivalent to GH\u20b52,587 per bag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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