COCOBOD has outlived its usefulness; farmers’ day must be reviewed — NDPC Chairman

Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has called for a critical review of the relevance of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), arguing that the institution may have outlived its usefulness in Ghana’s economy. Speaking at a lecture on infrastructure and development planning at the Ishmael Yamson & Associates Business Roundtable 2026, he said cocoa no longer occupies the dominant position it once held in the country’s economy, making it necessary to...

By Caleb Ahinakwah