Ghana's cocoa regulator plans to increase the state-guaranteed price to cocoa farmers for the 2024/25 season by almost 45%, which would be the second consecutive increase

US$1 billion will be disbursed to Ghana by the World Bank over the next 12 months with the aim of stabilising the economy, supporting private enterprises and financing critical projects

A public debate is underway after Savanna Agricultural Research Institute declared the launch of the first genetically modified crop for commercialisation; it is one of the 13 research institutes of the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research

Parliament passed a law to give more job opportunities to women nationwide, with the aim of increasing their participation in governance and decision-making to a minimum of 30% by 2030

According to the International Cocoa Organisation, the swollen bud disease in Ghana, caused by a pest that first reduces yields and then kills cocoa trees, affects as much as 81% of plantations in the country, the world's second largest cocoa producer