Members of the coalition addressing the media
Seven prominent groups, including the Rubber Farmers Association of Ghana (RUFAG), rubber traders, exporters, and freight forwarders, have publicly disowned the Association of Natural Rubber Actors of Ghana (ANRAG).
In a joint press statement released on January 5, 2026, they accused ANRAG of persistently misleading the public and policymakers while advancing a narrow agenda that harms the rubber farming industry.
According to the statement, the coalition claimed that ANRAG is “purely run and managed by rubber processors/dryers” and consistently promotes policies that serve this single group’s interests.
They argue that this comes at the “clear disadvantage” of farmers, traders, nursery operators, and exporters across the entire value chain.
The coalition further accused ANRAG of various discrepancies, including “spreading false and misleading information, making unilateral decisions without consulting key stakeholders, advancing proposals deemed unfair, anti-competitive, and unsustainable, and misrepresenting itself as a broad-based industry body.”
The coalition has, thereby, called on government authorities and other stakeholders to “treat ANRAG strictly as a processor-driven group and not as a representative body of all natural rubber actors in Ghana.”
They further urged the government of Ghana to engage in “broad, inclusive, and transparent consultations” with all legitimate stakeholders before making any decisions affecting the sector.
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