Ghana’s natural resources have long served as the backbone of its economy, with gold and cocoa standing out as two pillars of export earnings and rural livelihoods. For decades, the Ghana Cocoa Board ...

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has accused some officials at licensed ‌buying companies of using government funds to buy cheap beans smuggled from the Ivory Coast. It said this is depriving local growers ...

ACCRA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Ghana's cocoa marketing board, Cocobod, is fine-tuning a new funding model for bean purchases that will require global traders to deposit at least 60% of the value of their ...

Ghana’s cocoa output target of 830,000 metric tonnes is now hanging by a thread as the process to secure a syndicated loan to guarantee the season’s purchases has dragged on, with banks reportedly ...

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced plans to introduce a new financing framework for Ghana’s cocoa sector beginning with the 2026/2027 crop season, in a move aimed at improving price stability ...

…\xa0as Ghana wins bid to host 2027 global summitGhana will use the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting in Accra to push for fairer financing arrangements for cocoa-producing ...

December election disrupted cocoa regulator's new marketing system, buyers and farmers say Adds to concerns this could encourage cocoa bean smuggling President-elect Mahama has pledged to reform cocoa ...