{"id":172982,"date":"2024-04-18T21:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/18\/ill-prioritise-welfare-of-cocoa-farmers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T21:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T21:06:23","slug":"ill-prioritise-welfare-of-cocoa-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/18\/ill-prioritise-welfare-of-cocoa-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;ll prioritise welfare of cocoa farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to developing a resilient cocoa industry that prioritises the welfare of cocoa farmers.<\/p>\n<p>He made the comments during the official opening of the permanent office of the Cote d\u2019Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Underlining his government\u2019s accomplishments President Akufo-Addo stressed that his administration has instituted the highest cocoa producer price in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2019, Ghana and Cote d\u2019Ivoire met in Accra where we held a dialogue on an important subject, which was critical to the survival of the global cocoa industry supply chain. That meeting, culminated in the adoption of a living income deferential for cocoa producers in the two countries which involves the additional payment of cocoa farmers of $400 per ton on the world market price for every cocoa sold by the two nations effective by the 2020\/2021 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe international cocoa market justifies our course of action. What we thought was impossible only two years ago is happening now,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>However, President Akufo-Addo also stressed the critical need for collaborative efforts between Ghana and Cote d\u2019Ivoire to address the myriad of challenges confronting the cocoa industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, with the current peak in market prices, a new set of challenges has emerged necessitating a revision of the research approach to sustain or prevent a decline in prices. This underscores the importance of this organisation for the two countries to devise new strategies to address the evolving market dynamics,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to developing a resilient cocoa industry that prioritises the welfare of cocoa farmers. He made the comments during the official opening of the permanent office of the Cote d\u2019Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative in Accra. 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