The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the government\u2019s decision to reduce the cocoa producer price, describing the move as unfair to farmers and detrimental to the sector.<\/p>\n
Ranking Member on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku, addressing the media on Thursday, February 12, expressed outrage over the reduction, which lowers the price from GH\u00a23,625 to GH\u00a22,587 per bag, arguing that such a sharp cut, amounting to more than GH\u00a21,000 per bag, is unprecedented.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has never happened. Why are we treating cocoa farmers this way? The cocoa farmer has never enjoyed the full benefit of the FOB price. Cocoa farmers have sacrificed for this country,\u201d Dr Opoku said.<\/p>\n
He demanded a reduction in the salary of public sector workers in line with the decline in farm gate prices of cocoa, urging the government to reconsider its decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the cocoa farmer\u2019s price is going to be reduced by almost 30 per cent, then everybody\u2019s pay in this country should also be slashed by that margin. Is the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD\u2019s salary and allowance going to be reduced by the same margin?. Today is a sad day for the country. The President should come again. Cocoa farmers deserve better,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
The criticism follows the government\u2019s announcement of a reduction in the producer price from GH\u00a251,660 to GH\u00a241,392 per tonne for the remainder of the 2025\/2026 crop season, a measure officials say is aimed at stabilising the cocoa sector amid financial pressures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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