Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association warns funding shortfalls and flawed strategy are crippling Ghana’s cocoa sector

The Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association of Ghana (LICOBAG) has warned that deepening funding challenges and a flawed cocoa sales strategy by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and its trading subsidiary, the Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), have pushed the cocoa industry into a precarious state.


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