A senior official at the Presidency says Ghana’s cocoa farmers received as little as 30 per cent of the Free-On-Board (FOB) price under the previous administration, a concern he says became a key campaign issue for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of the 2024 elections. Dr Peter Boamah Otokunor, Director of Presidential Initiatives in Agriculture and Agribusiness at the Office of the President, made the claim in an interview with JoyNews’ Gemma Appiah while outlining the Mahama government’s plans to reform the cocoa sector.
