{
  "id": 5924912,
  "title": "Bawumia preparing new cocoa policy package for farmers – Annoh-Dompreh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/bawumia-preparing-new-cocoa-policy-package-for-farmers-annoh-dompreh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T06:08:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/bawumia-preparing-new-cocoa-policy-package-for-farmers-annoh-dompreh/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party for the 2028 elections, is set to present a new policy package for Ghana's cocoa sector, according to Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh. The Nsawam-Adoagyiri MP revealed that the proposed measures aim to tackle long-standing issues faced by cocoa farmers, such as producer prices, increasing input costs, diseases, aging farms, and declining yields. The initiative stems from extensive consultations between a Minority parliamentary team and cocoa farmers nationwide. Following these discussions, the team presented their findings to Dr Bawumia in June, who then forwarded the report to the NPP's Policy Committee on Agriculture, Food Security, and Agribusiness for further assessment and development of costed policy options. Annoh-Dompreh, speaking in Duayaw Nkwanta, Ahafo Region, emphasized that the \"cocoa farmer will not be abandoned.\" The announcement comes as the current producer price of GH¢2,587 per 64-kilogramme bag, or GH¢41,392 per tonne, for the 2026 light crop season has raised concerns. The Bawumia proposal is seen as a potential alternative to address farmers' concerns and bolster the sector.",
  "summary": "The New Patriotic Party's 2028 flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is preparing to unveil a new policy package for Ghana’s cocoa sector, with a focus on addressing concerns raised by farmers and making cocoa production more sustainable, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has disclosed.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}