[ad_1] A team from the National Anti Illegal Mining Operations Secretariat (NAIMOS) on Wednesday carried out a major raid on illegal mining sites at the COCOBOD Demonstration Farm – Section E at Bunso in the Eastern Region. The Taskforce found on site eight excavators and 12 illegal miners working. The demonstration farm had been visited…
[ad_1] In a bold move to revitalize Ghana’s cocoa industry, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has invested nearly a billion cedis last year in rehabilitating aged and diseased cocoa farms. This strategic investment aims to increase national production in the short to medium term, ensuring the livelihoods of farmers and sustaining the sector. COCOBOD…
[ad_1] Former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has flatly dismissed claims by his successor, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, that COCOBOD was facing significant financial challenges before he assumed office in January 2017. Dr. Opuni has therefore challenged Mr. Boahen Aidoo to publish the audited financial report of COCOBOD as documentary evidence to support…
[ad_1] The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has clarified the reasons behind the termination of its long-standing scholarship scheme and the introduction of a new educational initiative. The board had previously announced the termination of the scholarship scheme, citing the government’s implementation of free senior high school education policy. In its place, the board has established…
[ad_1] The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has dismissed assertions by the Minority in Parliament that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Joseph Boahen Aidoo provided false information regarding cocoa forward sales. In a statement, COCOBOD clarified that it employs a diversified approach to cocoa sales, incorporating forward, spot, and prepayment strategies based on market dynamics, funding…
[ad_1] The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has debunked reports that it has aborted the cocoa syndication loans for the 2023/2024 crop season, saying, it is in process of raising $800 million from a syndicate of banks to finance cocoa purchases. “Since the beginning of the Season, cocoa purchases have been financed with non-collateralised cocoa sales…
[ad_1] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has urged women cocoa farmers to support the Cocoa Farmers Pension Scheme (CFPS) policy by enrolling to enjoy its numerous benefits. Mr Aidoo said it was necessary for the farmers to contribute to the scheme to secure an enhanced…
