Ghana lost 120K tons of cocoa to smuggling between 2022 and 2023 – COCOBOD CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has revealed that Ghana lost an alarming 120,000 metric tons of cocoa...
Tag : COCOBOD
COCOBOD to adopt non-borrowing model for 2024/2025 crop season – CEO
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has stated that his organisation intends to implement a strategy for...
COCOBOD still in talks with foreign lenders for cocoa syndication loan – Finance minister
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has stated that the country’s cocoa regulator, COCOBOD, is still in talks with foreign lenders to raise a...
COCOBOD denies reports of $1.5bn loan rejection by International Banks
Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has vehemently denied claims that it was rejected by international banks in its quest to secure a $1.5 billion loan for...
Minority: COCOBOD’s self-financing decision a “face-saving” move to mask crisis
The Minority in Parliament has criticized the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) over its decision to transition to self-financing for the 2024/2025 cocoa crop season, starting...
We’ve learnt our lessons; we won’t borrow to finance 2024/2025 crop season – COCOBOD
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced that it will transition to self-financing for the 2024/2025 cocoa crop season, starting in September 2024. For the...
Restructured debt helps Cocobod post $149.8m profit – Auditor General’s report
Ghana’s cocoa marketing board (Cocobod) made a GH¢2.3 billion ($149.84 million) profit in 2022/23, helped by the restructuring of its debt, the Auditor General said...
COCOBOD Trial: GSA tested Lithovit fertiliser in ‘condom lab’ using ‘drinking water standards’
It has emerged in the trial of the former COCOBOD boss and two others that not only was the test result on Lithovit liquid fertilizer,...
Over 40,000 rehabilitated cocoa farms to be returned to farmers in July – COCOBOD
Over 40,000 farmlands belonging to cocoa farmers, which were temporarily taken for rehabilitation to enhance production, are set to be returned next month. Ghana Cocoa...
COCOBOD assures better bean supply next season
Cocoa processing companies may heave a sigh of relief as the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured of increased cocoa bean supply in the upcoming...