General News of Sunday, 22 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comA cocoa farmer has expressed worry over delayed payments and reduced producer prices, appealing to the government to settle all outstanding payments. My husband was a cocoa farmer, and I depend on the farm for my livelihood. My last born is in senior high school, and I need to pay his WASSCE registration fees, but I cannot afford it because of the delay in payments,” she said. “I am appealing to President Mahama to have mercy on widows like myself and release our monies to us,” she added. The government has also reduced the producer price of cocoa to GH¢2,587 per 64kg bag (GH¢41,392 per tonne) for the remaining 2025/2026 season.

Source: GhanaWeb March 23, 2026 01:41 UTC