Ghana

Afarinick strengthens Ghana’s cocoa sector with a major plantation launch and large-scale seedling distribution aimed at boosting production and farmer incomes in the Volta Region.

Farmers accuse authorities of neglecting the Komenda Sugar Factory, calling for urgent reforms and renewed oversight to revive operations and support local production

The new eight-month financing structure will diversify investor participation and support local cocoa processing while reducing reliance on syndicated loans.

Ghana forecasts 650,000 tonnes of cocoa for 2025/26 as COCOBOD advances pricing reforms and shifts to domestic debt financing to stabilise production and farmer incomes.

Authorities say the country loses more than US$23.7 million annually to unlawful fishing activities