Stranded beans and staggering debts: Ghana’s cocoa sector faces systemic crisis

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Randy Abbey, has confirmed a severe market paralysis that has left tens of thousands of tonnes of cocoa beans stranded in the hands of local farmers.


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