Ghana, Ivory Coast must reap higher cocoa benefits – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to coordinate their respective policies in the Cocoa sector to ensure that the two countries who are responsible for the production of 65% of the world’s cocoa, reap higher benefits from the sector than what both currently enjoy. Addressing attendees at an official state dinner in honour of the President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara as part of his two-day official visit to Ghana, President Akufo Addo said the proposed coordination of policies between the two West African countries will help to better protect their farmers and guarantee better life and financial remuneration for them. “Being the two largest producers of cocoa, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have begun to cooperate to ensure that we do not continue to be victims of a global cocoa industry that is dependent on the work of our farmers,” the President said. Joint Earnings from Cocoa Industry ...