Ghana: Increase in cocoa producer price demonstrates govt commitment to farmers’ welfare – Agric Minister

 The government has announced an increment in the producer price of cocoa to GH¢48, 000 per tonne for the 2024/2025 cocoa season from the GH¢20, 908 it traded last season.

The new price, a 129 per cent increase, translates into GH¢3, 000 per a 64 kilogram bag from the GH¢1, 308 it was priced at the be­ginning of the 2023/2024 season.

Announcing the new price at the opening of the new farming season in Accra on Wednesday, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan…