Tag Archives: COCOBOD

  Public Affairs Manager for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo has admitted that with the right technology, one can grow cocoa in any part of the world regardless of the weather condition. He considers it reasonable for cocoa to be produced on a small scale with technology but …

  The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has assured stakeholders not to panic about the news of China exporting Cocoa to Belgium. Mr Fiifi Boafo, Public Affairs Manager of COCOBOD, said looking at the quantity of cocoa being exported by the Chinese, there no cause for alarm as “it was quite …

It has been revealed that months after EOCO began investigations into lithovit foliar fertilizer, based on the recommendations of a top COCOBOD official, ironically, the same official initiated a process to get the certificate of lithovit, which is a subject of investigation, renewed. The said top official, Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah …

Claims by CID investigator, Chief Inspector Thomas Prempeh Mercer that former COCOBOD boss, Dr. Stephen Opuni, ordered scientists at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), to shorten the testing period for agrochemicals and spraying machines have been discredited by CID’s own documents. The High Court in Accra, hearing the case …

  The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo has entreated Ghanaians to consume more chocolate and other cocoa products daily since they contained antioxidants to fight the coronavirus disease. According to him, this will boost their immune system to withstand the infectious disease. …

Lt. Col. Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, has shot down claims by Assin Central Member of Parliament of threatening the peace of Ghana. Kennedy Agyapong on his Net2 TV, told Colonel Gbevlo-Lartey to desist from any action that would undermine the peace of the country. He said he has a leaked audio recording of …

Director of Finance at COCOBOD, Peter Osei Amoako has absolved Seidu Agongo, CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, of any collusion leading to the award of contracts to supply Lithovit Liquid Fertilizer to COCOBOD between 2014 and 2016. The witness, on Thursday, told the High Court in Accra that suppliers including …

Top management members at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have hinted that thousands of staff would likely be laid off next year as cocoa production keeps declining. A management member, who wants to remain anonymous for now, explained that with the decline in production, there cannot be a turnaround in …

The sixth prosecution witness, in the ongoing trial of former COCOBOD boss and two others, was forced to recoil as he finally admitted that a signature on a questionable contract, he initially denied being his, at least on three occasions, is actually his own signature. This was after lawyers for …

The management of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has denied any wrongdoing in the matter of the purchase of insecticides for cocoa farms. A statement issued by the management on Tuesday, November 17 said its attention has been drawn to a document circulating on several online and social media platforms …