{"id":307970,"date":"2025-11-23T00:12:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/307970\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T00:12:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T00:12:10","slug":"vice-president-pushes-for-increased-local-cocoa-processing-to-boost-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/307970\/","title":{"rendered":"Vice President pushes for increased local cocoa processing to boost economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/Vice-President-pushes-for-increased-local-cocoa-processing-to-boost-economy-2010543?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/51639079.295.jpg\" alt=\"Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang\" title=\"Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang\" width=\"295\" height=\"198\" \/> <\/a>Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\"> Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for intensified local processing of Ghanaian cocoa as a key strategy to boost national revenue, create jobs, and strengthen the country\u2019s position in regional and global markets.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President made the remarks during a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), led by Managing Director Professor William Coffie.<\/p>\n<p>The engagement focused on ways to expand Ghana\u2019s cocoa value-addition agenda and enhance the competitiveness of Ghanaian cocoa products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProcessing our cocoa locally is not just an economic priority; it is central to Ghana\u2019s industrial growth and economic sovereignty,\u201d Professor Opoku-Agyemang said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy adding value here at home, we ensure that Ghanaian cocoa products compete strongly in both African and international markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CPC highlighted its recent achievements, including a 100% increase in its share price over the past three months, reflecting renewed investor confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Coffie noted, \u201cThe growth in our share price demonstrates the global recognition of Ghana\u2019s cocoa potential and CPC\u2019s commitment to excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President also encouraged CPC to expand domestic distribution, particularly targeting senior high schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis untapped market can increase local consumption, support youth nutrition, and cultivate a new generation that values Ghanaian products,\u201d she emphasised.<\/p>\n<p>On continental expansion, Professor Opoku-Agyemang pointed to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a strategic platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCPC has the opportunity to take Ghanaian cocoa products across Africa. AfCFTA provides the avenue to grow markets, enhance competitiveness, and showcase our high-value products to the world,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding the meeting, the Vice President reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to supporting strategic institutions like CPC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mission is to transform Ghana\u2019s cocoa sector from exporting raw beans to exporting proudly Ghanaian, high-value products. CPC is leading this effort, and the government will continue to back them fully,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called for intensified local processing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-307970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}