Apologise to Ghanaians for poor handling of cocoa sector – Prof Bokpin jabs NPP, NDC

Apologise to Ghanaians for poor handling of cocoa sector – Prof Bokpin jabs NPP, NDC

Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin is an economist Professor of Finance at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, has heavily criticised both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for what he calls the “poor management” of Ghana’s cocoa sector. Speaking on the JoyNews program Newsfile on Saturday, […] The post Apologise to Ghanaians for poor handling of cocoa sector – Prof Bokpin…

Economist Demands Sweeping Reforms to Make Cocoa Sector More Attractive

Economist and Professor of Finance, Professor Godfred A. Bokpin, has called for a broad reform of Ghana’s cocoa value chain, describing the current pricing regime and management structure as deeply unfair to farmers.  According to him, cocoa farmers, once among the wealthiest in the country, now live in despair due to years of systemic neglect and inefficiency. Speaking on the state of the cocoa industry, Prof. Bokpin traced the decline of farme…