President John Dramani Mahama strengthens Ghana–Korea agricultural ties, exploring how Korean technology can boost rice production and cocoa processing to enhance food security and value addition in Ghana.
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Ghana launches an ambitious plan to generate US$12 billion annually from six tree crops by 2030, banning raw cashew, shea and rubber exports while targeting 50–60% local processing, US$500 million in oil palm investment, and 250,000 new jobs under its agro-industrialisation drive.
An investigative report into COCOBOD’s financial crisis, examining how GH¢23 billion cocoa road contracts awarded in 2023/2024, as revealed by Roads Minister Governs Kwame Agbodza, deepened debt concerns and reshaped Ghana’s cocoa sector governance.
Ghana’s government will absorb $150 million in losses after cutting cocoa farmgate prices by 28%, directing COCOBOD to immediately pay farmers for 50,000 metric tonnes already supplied, raising fiscal and sector reform concerns.
Toyota Ghana officially rebrands as Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Ghana (TTMG), introduces new leadership, launches hybrid RAV4, and unveils MyToyota Connected Services to transform vehicle ownership and strengthen its presence in Ghana’s automotive market.
Ghana orders a forensic audit and criminal investigation into COCOBOD’s GH¢32.9 billion debt, examining eight years of spending, syndicated loan failures, stranded cocoa stocks, and financial irregularities shaking the country’s cocoa sector.
Ghana’s cocoa sector crisis deepens as Dr Mohammed Amin Adam accuses the NDC government of mismanaging COCOBOD reforms, reducing producer prices, and ignoring IMF-backed restructuring plans, raising concerns over farmer welfare and export competitiveness.
Ghana’s cocoa sector faces mounting pressure from climate change, rising production costs, illegal mining and funding constraints as COCOBOD explores urgent solutions to support struggling farmers and stabilise the country’s vital export industry.
Ghana cocoa farmers say they have not been paid for beans sold since November 2025, despite COCOBOD insisting all Licensed Buying Companies have been paid. This special report investigates payment delays, financing gaps, farmer hardship, and the risks to Ghana’s cocoa value chain.
Ghana is unlocking billion-dollar carbon market opportunities under the Paris Agreement by strengthening national carbon market capacity, advancing Article 6 carbon trading, attracting global investors, and positioning itself as Africa’s leader in high-integrity carbon credit markets and climate finance.