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COCOBOD inaugurates three strategic committees to strengthen transparency and sustainability
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has inaugurated three key sub-committees aimed at promoting transparency,...
COCOBOD assures farmers of enhanced measures against invasion by illegal miners
The Ghana Cocoa Board is encouraging cocoa farmers to report invasion of their farms by illegal miners to their quarters for a swift response.
Through...
COCOBOD puts cash on the table in crackdown on cocoa smuggling
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has intensified its crackdown on cocoa smuggling with a new incentive scheme that promises cash rewards to informants who...
You can support any candidate, but you dare not… – Bryan Acheampong fires at...
Former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, has expressed shock at former COCOBOD CEO, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, over claims regarding the abolition of...
Cocoa Loan Policy was a vision that came to me like a dream –...
Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has dismissed claims by former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, that he deserves...
Former Cocobod CEO accuses Bryan Acheampong of “intellectual thievery” [Audio]
Former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has strongly criticised former Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong, over claims that he...
Bryan Acheampong tackled for claiming credit for COCOBOD’s finance model
Former Minister of Agriculture and NPP flagbearer aspirant, Bryan Acheampong, is under fire for claiming credit for a COCOBOD policy he is said to...
COCOBOD Chief Executive engages Japanese chocolate manufacturers
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has held strategic discussions with leading Japanese chocolate manufacturers aimed at strengthening...
COCOBOD pays GH¢2bn in coupon settlements on restructured cocoa bills
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has settled coupon payments worth GH¢2 billion to investors holding its restructured cocoa bills.
Joy Business understands that the payments...
Accra Mayor bans trading on road median near COCOBOD office
Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has directed traders operating along the road median in the Central Business District, particularly in front of the...
COCOBOD expecting over $4bn inflows before end of year to boost cedi
Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama, has disclosed that COCOBOD is expecting inflows of more than $4 billion before the end of this...
COCOBOD CEO sues Abronye; demands GH¢20m in damages
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Randy Abbey, has filed a defamation suit against the Bono Regional Chairman of the...
Farmers are being “sapped dry” while bureaucrats thrive – Kofi Bentil slams COCOBOD
The Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has criticised the management of Ghana’s cocoa sector, arguing that the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has become...
Ghanaian cocoa farmers enjoy highest farmgate price in West Africa – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted claims that cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire are receiving higher farmgate prices than their Ghanaian counterparts.
In a...
Keep politics out of cocoa: Farmers call for fair prices and devout hands at...
Some cocoa farmers in the Assin Fosu District of the Central Region are urging the government and stakeholders to keep politics out of the...
Read your handing-over notes, spend less time carrying chairs to farms – Cocobod CEO...
Former Head of Public Affairs at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fifi Boafo, has dismissed recent claims by Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Randy...
COCOBOD to open upcoming cocoa season earlier than usual – CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has announced that the upcoming cocoa season will open earlier than...
Cocoa farmers are not being shortchanged – COCOBOD CEO assures
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has assured cocoa farmers that they are receiving a fair price...
COCOBOD failed to submit financials for six quarters – CEO reveals
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has disclosed that the institution failed to submit its financial statements to...
COCOBOD no longer in charge of cocoa roads as exposure hits GH¢21bn – CEO
Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has revealed that the institution’s financial exposure to cocoa road contracts has reached...
Ghana likely to miss 2024/2025 cocoa production target – COCOBOD CEO
Ghana is expected to fall short of its cocoa production target for the 2024/2025 crop season, according to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).
Prior to...
Cocobod pleads for 3% of banks’ reserves to rescue local LBCs
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Dr. Randy Anerley Abbey, has warned that indigenous Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) face...
COCOBOD CEO warns indigenous LBCs risk extinction without financial support
The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has expressed concern over the survival of indigenous Licensed Buying...
Cedi’s sharp appreciation may undermine gains from upcoming cocoa price hike – COCOBOD
Ghana’s cocoa producer price is expected to see a significant upward adjustment in dollar terms ahead of the next crop season.
The anticipated increase comes...
COCOBOD in debt, balancing the books will take time – Randy Abbey admits
The Acting CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, says balancing the books at the struggling state institution is a long...
Check out the 11 new members of COCOBOD Board
An 11-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has been inaugurated at the Ministry of Finance, with a renewed charge to...
COCOBOD CEO says road construction not part of board’s mandate
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has stated that road construction is not part of the Board’s...
Ghana makes less than 3% of Global cocoa revenue despite 20% Production Share –...
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, is seeking to reverse the disproportionately low revenue Ghana gains from the...
COCOBOD CEO promises higher cocoa prices for 2025/2026 season beginning August
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Abbey, has assured cocoa farmers of an increase in producer prices for...
COCOBOD CEO engages cocoa farmers in Workers’ Day visit
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has marked this year’s Workers’ Day by engaging directly with cocoa farmers in...
COCOBOD probes $263 million cocoa rehabilitation loan disbursement
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has raised concerns over the use of loans secured for the...
Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II commends COCOBOD boss for strong start
The Paramount Chief of the Wasa Amenfi Traditional Area, Nana Tetrete Okuamoah Sekyim II, has heaped praises on the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa...
COCOBOD CEO reaffirms commitment, hints at price review
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Anertey Abbey, has reiterated the board’s unwavering commitment to enhancing the welfare...
Galamsey threatening our livelihoods – Suaman cocoa farmers appeal to COCOBOD CEO
Cocoa farmers in the Suaman District of the Western North Region have appealed to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD),...
Farmers seek COCOBOD intervention over forceful takeover of farms by bauxite company
Cocoa farmers within the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region are calling on the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa...
Farmers commend COCOBOD over decision to announce new prices in August
Farmers in Sehwi Aboagyekrom in the Western North Region have lauded the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) following the announcement that a new cocoa producer...
COCOBOD CEO to announce new cocoa farmgate price to surpass Ivory Coast
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Randy Abbey, has disclosed that a new cocoa farmgate price will be announced...
Minority demands urgent cocoa price increase, slams COCOBOD
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly condemned the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and the NDC government for their failure to increase the producer...
COCOBOD maintains cocoa prices despite rise in Côte d’Ivoire
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has confirmed that it will maintain the current producer price for cocoa beans for the remainder of the 2024/25...
Roads Minister and COCOBOD CEO form committee to address stalled cocoa roads projects
The Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwame Agbodza, and the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Dr. Ransford Abbey, have met to strategize on funding...