The NPP’s flagbearer, Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced plans to develop an alternative policy framework to address the challenges facing Ghana’s cocoa industry following concerns raised by farmers and stakeholders across the sector.

The move comes in the wake of the government's February decision to set the cocoa producer price at GH¢41,392 per tonne, equivalent to GH¢2,587 per bag, for the remainder of the 2025/26 crop season.

The decision has generated widespread debate within cocoa-growing communities and among industry players.

To assess the situation, the Minority Caucus established a committee, chaired by Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, to tour cocoa-producing areas and engage directly with farmers.

The team gathered concerns from producers and compiled recommendations to improve conditions in the sector.

Receiving the committee’s report, Dr Bawumia said the findings would be referred to the party’s Policy Committee on Agriculture, Food Security and Agribusiness for further analysis.

“What I am looking at with the presentation of this report is to take this Select Committee report to the Policy Committee on Agriculture, Food Security, and Agribusiness.

"We are going to ask this committee to technically review the findings, consult experts in the area, and then bring forward costed policy alternatives for us,” he said.

He noted that the exercise would help shape practical policy proposals intended to strengthen the cocoa sector and improve the welfare of farmers.