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• Koo Nimo 4 months ago

  Farmers say they are disappointed in the new price offered to them considering the stress they go through in the process.

  Farmers say they are disappointed in the new price offered to them considering the stress they go through in the process.

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• Kofi Adu 4 months ago

  So every negative thing about the country was caused by the Akuffo Addo government. You will lose your respect when the time comes.

  So every negative thing about the country was caused by the Akuffo Addo government. You will lose your respect when the time comes.

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• Paul 4 months ago

  Hon. Afful, which economic conditions are you talking about? Are they different from conditions in our markets and shops?

  Hon. Afful, which economic conditions are you talking about? Are they different from conditions in our markets and shops?

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• Yaw Yeboah 4 months ago

  Did the current Agriculture Minister in 2024, promise to pay cocoa farmers 6000 cedis per bag? Did the Agriculture Minister, deliver on this promise?

  Did the current Agriculture Minister in 2024, promise to pay cocoa farmers 6000 cedis per bag? Did the Agriculture Minister, deliver on this promise?

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• Shai 4 months ago

  Cocoa price was gh3100 which is 182 dollars. Gh6000 would have been 350 dollars. Now they get gh3280 which is 305 dollars. Compare the the two, 182 dollars vs 305 dollars. That's a massive increment. Remember, cocoa is sold i ...
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  Cocoa price was gh3100 which is 182 dollars. Gh6000 would have been 350 dollars. Now they get gh3280 which is 305 dollars. Compare the the two, 182 dollars vs 305 dollars. That's a massive increment. Remember, cocoa is sold in dollars, not cedis.

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• Ogyam 4 months ago

  To the average Ghanaian cocoa farmer, the increase in price of 64kg bag of cocoa from ghs3,100.00 to ghs3, 228.00 (ghs128. 00) represent a mere 4.129%. What's massive about this?
  What are the percentage increases in costs of ...
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  To the average Ghanaian cocoa farmer, the increase in price of 64kg bag of cocoa from ghs3,100.00 to ghs3, 228.00 (ghs128. 00) represent a mere 4.129%. What's massive about this?
  What are the percentage increases in costs of labour, fertilizer and chemicals for pest control?

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• Kofi Nti 4 months ago

  Why should farmers pay for the inefficiencies of COCOBOD? It is absolutely untenable to reason that because of the carry overs farmers should be penalised with low price.
  
  Has COCOBOD staff reduced their service conditions? ...
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  Why should farmers pay for the inefficiencies of COCOBOD? It is absolutely untenable to reason that because of the carry overs farmers should be penalised with low price.
  
  Has COCOBOD staff reduced their service conditions?
  
  They go to hospital free
  They enjoy car loans
  They enjoy housing loans
  
  Why should the farmer bear all these costs
  
  Bottom line: pay the farmers the promised GHC 6,000 period

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• Farmer 4 months ago

  How this government wants to fix the Cocoa sector remains the nation's greatest miracle we are all waiting for.

  How this government wants to fix the Cocoa sector remains the nation's greatest miracle we are all waiting for.

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• Zeby 4 months ago

  So as a nation what our leaders are interested is seat down allowing the poor farmer to harvest the cocoa for them to sell give the poor farmer some coins why can’t we as a nation have a large scale of cocoa farms in every ...
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  So as a nation what our leaders are interested is seat down allowing the poor farmer to harvest the cocoa for them to sell give the poor farmer some coins why can’t we as a nation have a large scale of cocoa farms in every region for the benefit of Ghana

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• Kofi Nti 4 months ago

  Available data shows that
  1. COCOBOD fertilisers procured for farmers are woefully inadequate. Farmers always don't get the full bouquet for their total acreages. This is fact
  2. These fertilisers are mostly smuggled out. ...
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  Available data shows that
  1. COCOBOD fertilisers procured for farmers are woefully inadequate. Farmers always don't get the full bouquet for their total acreages. This is fact
  2. These fertilisers are mostly smuggled out. It does meet the intended purpose
  3. It has become a source of procurement corruption within COCOBOD. The remote objective is for the some staff of COCOBOD and suppliers to profit illegally from it
  4. You will also get to know that the price at which COCOBOD sources the fertilisers are higher than what the global market offers. The sourcing prices are quoted higher to enable corrupt people share the extras
  5. With the higher prices COCOBOD is unable to procure more fertilisers for distribution to farmers
  6. Free fertilisers program is the most corrupt enterprise in the cocoa sector
  
  This program must be stopped
  
  Let the farmers buy their own inputs
  
  Add the money to the farm gate price to the farmers

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