Ghana: Government to Acquire 200000 Hectares for Cocoa Plantation

Cocoa crisis drives Ghana to act with new land acquisition

Ghana’s government aims to acquire 200,000 hectares for new cocoa plantations by year-end to boost dwindling production. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson announced this effort to counter climate change, disease, and illegal mining impacts. The government stated this land acquisition will support existing smallholder farms for sustainable sector growth. Forson highlighted the necessity of strong actions due to the production drop from 1 millio…

Ghana To Boost Cocoa Production With Acquisition Of 200,000 Hectares Of Land

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Authorities in Ghana are seeking to acquire 200,000 hectares of land to expand cocoa plantations by the end of the year, as part of efforts to boost output in the sector, the country’s Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, said on Friday. The West African nation, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, has seen production slump to a two-decade low. Experts attribute the decline to climate change, tree diseases, and ille…

Ghana: Government to Acquire 200000 Hectares for Cocoa Plantation

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced an ambitious government plan to acquire 200000 hectares of land for cocoa plantations as part of efforts to revive Ghana’s struggling cocoa sector and restore production levels to 1 million metric tonnes. Speaking at the inauguration of a new eleven-member Board of Directors for the […]

Government to acquire 200,000 hectares for cocoa plantations — Finance Minister

The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced an ambitious government plan to acquire 200 000 hectares of land for cocoa plantations as part of efforts to revive Ghana’s struggling cocoa sector and restore production levels to 1 million metric tonnes. Speaking at the inauguration of a new eleven-member Board of Directors for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) at the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Forson stressed the urgent need for bold…