{"id":465107,"date":"2026-02-12T23:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/465107\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:42:11","slug":"finance-minister-addresses-nation-on-cocoa-sector-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/465107\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister addresses nation on cocoa sector reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/business\/LIVESTREAMED-Finance-Minister-addresses-nation-on-cocoa-sector-reforms-2021443?gallery=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/27258691.295.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson\" title=\"Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/> <\/a>Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Minister of Finance, Dr <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=2581\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cassiel Ato Forson<\/a>, is set to provide details in a national address on sweeping reforms in Ghana\u2019s cocoa sector.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows Cabinet\u2019s decision to introduce reforms in the sector after mounting pressure over delayed payments to farmers and the deepening financial strain at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD).<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after an emergency Cabinet meeting convened on February 11, 2026, to address what cocoa sector stakeholders have described as a growing crisis in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, farmers in several cocoa-growing regions have expressed frustration over unpaid monies for beans supplied since late 2025. Many say the delays are not merely administrative setbacks but real hardships affecting their ability to provide for their families, pay school fees, and access healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>The anticipated reforms are expected to include financial restructuring, improved transparency and accountability measures, and safeguards aimed at protecting farmer incomes.<\/p>\n<p>The government hopes these measures will stabilise the cocoa industry and preserve Ghana\u2019s standing as one of the world\u2019s leading cocoa producers.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the stream below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Understanding Ghana&#8217;s stock market and how to invest | BizTech<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, is set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465108,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[28,101],"class_list":["post-465107","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\/465107","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=465107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}