… Randy Abbey, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as the two countries seek to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa from the two countries on the international market. …
… Randy Abbey, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire as the two countries seek to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa from the two countries on the international market. …
… Randy Abbey, to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening cooperation, improving farmer incomes, and addressing emerging challenges confronting the cocoa industry. …
… Randy Abbey, to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening cooperation, improving farmer incomes and addressing emerging challenges confronting the cocoa industry. …
… Randy Abbey, to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening cooperation, improving farmer incomes and addressing emerging challenges confronting the cocoa industry. …
… Randy Abbey said Ghana intends to use the meeting to press international buyers and industry partners to assume a greater share of the financial burden associated with sustainable cocoa production. …
… Randy Abbey said authorities were seeking to reduce dependence on foreign lenders and dollar-denominated borrowing by leveraging improving domestic market conditions. …
… Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Randy Abbey, revealed the development during a panel discussion on pre-export liquidity and long-term capital at the Africa Cocoa Finance & Investment Forum 2026 held at the London Stock Exchange. …
… According to Randy Abbey, the head of the industry regulator, the Ghana Cocoa Board, the bond, expected before the new cocoa season begins around August, would be denominated in the country’s currency, the cedi, as part of efforts to reduce the country’s overdependence on dollar …
Dr. Randy Abbey, CEO of Ghana's Cocoa Board, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa on the international market. He stressed that sustained collaboration between the two largest cocoa-producing countries remains critical to improving farmer incomes and enhancing market influence.
Dr. Randy Abbey, CEO of Ghana's Cocoa Board, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa on the international market. He stressed that sustained collaboration between the two largest cocoa-producing countries remains critical to improving farmer incomes and enhancing market influence.
Dr. Randy Abbey, COCOBOD chief executive, has called for deeper trust, transparency, and commitment between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen cooperation and secure greater value for cocoa on the international market. He stressed that sustained collaboration between the world's two largest cocoa-producing countries is critical to improving farmer incomes, enhancing market influence, and promoting long-term sector sustainability.
Ghana's Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson opened the 7th Steering Committee Meeting of the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative in Abidjan, calling for deeper collaboration between the two largest cocoa-producing countries to strengthen cooperation, improve farmer incomes, and address emerging challenges in the cocoa sector.
Ghana's Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson opened the 7th Steering Committee Meeting of the Côte d'Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative in Abidjan, calling for deeper collaboration between the world's two largest cocoa producers to improve farmer incomes and build a more resilient, profitable sector. The meeting gathered senior government officials and industry stakeholders from both countries to discuss strategies for strengthening cooperation and addressing challenges in the cocoa industry.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson opened the 7th Steering Committee Meeting of the Ghana-Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa Initiative in Abidjan, calling for deeper collaboration between the world's two largest cocoa producers to build a more resilient, prosperous, and profitable sector for farmers, with officials discussing strategies to strengthen cooperation, improve farmer incomes, and address industry challenges.
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Ghana has won the bid to host the 2027 World Cocoa Foundation Partnership Meeting in Accra (March 16–18), which it plans to use to press for fairer financing arrangements for cocoa-producing countries and attract investment into local processing and farm rehabilitation amid climate pressures, crop disease, and weakening prices.
The government plans to raise about US$1 billion through cedi-denominated domestic bonds to finance cocoa purchases ahead of the 2026/2027 cocoa season, marking a shift away from offshore syndicated loans. The strategy aims to reduce dependence on foreign lenders and dollar borrowing, though success will depend on local investor appetite despite COCOBOD's GH¢32 billion debt burden and past payment delays.
Ghana's Cocoa Board plans to introduce a new financing framework starting in the 2026/2027 crop season to reduce dependence on syndicated loans that require between 70 and 92 per cent of cocoa production to be collateralised to offshore financiers. The new model will use commercial paper, domestic liquidity, and institutional investor support, with periodic price reviews to improve stability for cocoa farmers.
Ghana intends to raise $1 billion through domestic cedi-denominated bonds to fund cocoa purchases from farmers ahead of the 2026/27 crop season, as part of efforts to reduce reliance on dollar funding and foreign lenders. The bond, expected before the cocoa season begins around August, is part of a broader overhaul of how the country finances and delivers cocoa to global buyers amid market volatility and funding pressures from falling prices.
Ghana's Cocoa Board Chief Executive Dr. Randy Abbey and the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana visited KOA Impact in Achiase to explore cocoa juice extraction from cocoa sweatings, with plans to strengthen collaboration and scale the initiative across cocoa-growing regions as part of efforts to diversify cocoa products.