General News of Tuesday, 2 October 2018Source: Myjoyonline.com'It's insensitive' - Minority accuse gov’t over unchanged price of cocoaJoseph Boahene Aidoo is the CEO of CocobodMinority parliamentarians have accused government of insensitivity towards the plight of cocoa farmers over the decision not to increase producer price of cocoa for the 2018/19 cocoa season. His comments follow the Agric minister Dr Akoto Owusu Afriyie announced on Monday that government will maintain the price of each bag of cocoa at ¢475. He is questioning why administrative cost and expenses at Cocobod headquarters has shot up without a corresponding increase in cocoa prices. Meanwhile, presidential hopeful of the NDC Prof. Joshua Alabi has promised cocoa farmers that his government will pay the highest producer price in the world if he is elected. According to him, the admission that the Ghanaian farmer produces the highest quality of cocoa in the world means the Ghanaian cocoa farmer deserves the highest price.

Source: GhanaWeb October 02, 2018 20:48 UTC