AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 minutes agoCocoa Policy Push: Côte d’Ivoire’s Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson opened the 7th Côte d’Ivoire–Ghana Cocoa Initiative steering meeting in Abidjan, urging deeper collaboration to make cocoa “more resilient, prosperous and profitable” for farmers. Price Stability vs Smuggling: Forson also called for harmonizing producer prices between the two neighbors to curb cross-border smuggling and protect farm incomes. Farmer Trust Agenda: Ghana’s COCOBOD CEO Randy Abbey echoed the need for trust and transparency, saying the next phase must move beyond dialogue toward real benefits for cocoa communities. High-Level Summit Ahead: President John Dramani Mahama is expected in Abidjan for a high-level cocoa economy summit with Alassane Ouattara, following preparatory talks under the initiative. Cocoa Commerce Leadership: Touton’s Antoine Delsart was named chairman of the Federation of Cocoa Commerce, as the sector faces price volatility, climate stress and crop disease. Industrial Angle: Nuberg EPC won a chlor-alkali plant project in Tanzania (45 tpd), highlighting West Africa-linked industrial contracting momentum.
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