Finance Minister announces new policy to boost local processing of cocoa

The minister for finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced a new policy aimed at significantly increasing the local processing of cocoa beans as part of broader reforms to ensure financial viability and long-term sustainability in Ghana’s cocoa sector.


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