Tag Archives: Cocoa Beans

Twelve (12) people are currently in police custody following an attempt to bribe personnel of the National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce at Kwahu Adawso in the Kwahu South Municipality of the Eastern Region. The 12 are alleged to be part of a cocoa smuggling syndicate and were arrested upon intelligence after …

The importation of cocoa beans by the nation from neighboring nations has been an industrial practice for more than 20 years, according to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCBOD). Afrotropic Cocoa Processing Company Limited  has been given green light to import cocoa beans in a letter signed by Joseph Boahen Aidoo, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an over 70% upward adjustment of the farm gate price of cocoa beans from GH₵800 to GH₵1,308 per bag for the new cocoa season.   According to the president, the increment is the highest in West Africa in the last 15 years.   …