By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
The Herald ghanaThe Herald ghana
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Editorial
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Feature
  • Health
  • World
Reading: Ghana to suffer low cocoa volumes due to drought and “galamsey”  
Share
Aa
The Herald ghanaThe Herald ghana
Aa
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Editorial
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Feature
  • Health
  • World
Search
  • Home
  • General
  • Entertainment
  • Politics
  • Editorial
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Feature
  • Health
  • World
Follow US
  • Advertise
Copyright © 2022 The Herald Ghana. All Rights Reserved
BusinessMajor 1

Ghana to suffer low cocoa volumes due to drought and “galamsey”  

larry.dogbey
Published July 29, 2022
Share
3 Min Read
Joseph Boahen-Aidoo, CEO COCOBOD
SHARE

Ghana is reported as heading for its smallest cocoa crop in 12 years after drought withered pods and illegal gold miners damaged plantations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Ekow Dontoh of Bloomberg reports thatpreliminary data shows the world’s second-largest producer will harvest an estimated 685,000 tons of beans in the season through September, down from a record crop of about 1.05 million tons the previous year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.

The Akufo-Addo government claims it has been fighting the galemsey menace, and billions of taxpayers’ money have been spent on that. It was, however, discovered that many officials of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) were deeply involved, with most of them claiming that the proceeds are meant to finance the operations of the party.

Indeed, the recently defeated General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu was mentioned in a secret audiotape made in the office of the Minister of Environment Science and Technology, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng then in-charge of the fight against galamsey, as spearheading the illegal mining by his party’s top men.     

Ghana’s cocoa regulator had originally forecast a crop of 950,000 tons this year, but the harvest was hit by long dry spells early in the season. In addition, more than 19,000 hectares, or about 2% of cocoa plantations, have been destroyed by so-called galamsey — small-scale miners who often operate illegally, the Ghana Cocoa Board said in May.

More Read

Mahama is right; new cocoa farm-gate price is a rip-off – Ato Forson

You are running Cocobod at a loss yet campaigns for Bawumia
Opuni Trial: Seventh Defence Witness has traveled outside the jurisdiction – Lawyer for Opuni
GRA detains COCOBOD’S 73 Agrochemicals containers at Tema Port over GHC3.9 billion import duty  

 Some farms are also reeling from the impact of the swollen shoot virus disease that hit them three years ago. Read: Gold Diggers Worsen Outlook for Cocoa Harvest in No. 2 Producer By June 2, output had reached about 641,000 tons compared with 965,493 tons a year earlier, the people said. An additional 40,000 tons of cocoa will probably be harvested during the mid-crop season that runs from July to September, they said.

A spokesman for the regulator, Fiifi Boafo, declined to comment on the output estimate, but said Ghana’s production would recover from any drop in the next season.

“We will bounce back strongly,” he said.

The board estimates Ghana will harvest about 850,000 tons of the chocolate-making ingredient in the next season, which starts in October. 

You Might Also Like

Mahama is right; new cocoa farm-gate price is a rip-off – Ato Forson

You are running Cocobod at a loss yet campaigns for Bawumia

Opuni Trial: Seventh Defence Witness has traveled outside the jurisdiction – Lawyer for Opuni

GRA detains COCOBOD’S 73 Agrochemicals containers at Tema Port over GHC3.9 billion import duty  

larry.dogbey July 29, 2022
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Copy Link
What do you think?
Love0
Sad0
Cry0
Happy0
Surprise0
Angry0
Wink0
Previous Article Cancel your ‘malicious and unrighteous’ directive to deactivate unregistered SIM cards by Aug 1 – Minority to Ursula
Next Article Ghana’s poorly-equipped military retiring young officers
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Stay Connected

Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Instagram Follow
Youtube Subscribe
- Advertisement -
Ad imageAd image

Latest News

Historians must document all the human rights violations under the watch of Prez Nana Addo
Major 2 Politics September 23, 2023
Former Bantama MP dies aged 49
General Major 1 September 23, 2023
Where is our democracy going? – CHRAJ boss slams untouchable EC, Supreme Court
General Major 1 September 22, 2023
Stop lecturing us- Guinea’s junta leader tells UN
Major 1 World September 22, 2023
CurrencyRate

You Might also Like

Major 3Politics

Mahama is right; new cocoa farm-gate price is a rip-off – Ato Forson

September 15, 2023
GeneralMajor 1

You are running Cocobod at a loss yet campaigns for Bawumia

August 26, 2023
GeneralMajor 2

Opuni Trial: Seventh Defence Witness has traveled outside the jurisdiction – Lawyer for Opuni

August 3, 2023
BusinessMajor 1

GRA detains COCOBOD’S 73 Agrochemicals containers at Tema Port over GHC3.9 billion import duty  

July 19, 2023
Show More

Copyright © 2022 The Herald Ghana. All Rights Reserved

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?