加纳可可采购商协会呼吁改革

Group 1 - The Ghana cocoa industry is struggling due to funding constraints, weak sales strategies, and governance failures, with urgent intervention needed to prevent long-term decline [1] - The Ghana Licensed Cocoa Buyers Association (LICOBAG) proposed a review of the current financing framework for cocoa procurement to allow for mixed arrangements, enabling real-time payments for cocoa purchases [2] - LICOBAG suggested the introduction of a limited seed fund to assist struggling operators and called for government emergency funding to cover incurred cocoa costs [2] Group 2 - LICOBAG emphasized the need for financial discipline to prevent the misappropriation of funds raised for cocoa purchases and urged for immediate determination of farm acquisition prices to reduce uncertainty among stakeholders [2] - The association called for more proactive sales strategies from the Cocoa Board, Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), and traders, along with enhanced regulation [2] - LICOBAG highlighted the necessity to rebuild professionalism in the industry and called for capacity building and improved employee protections [2] - The association urged for fundamental reforms in the cocoa sector, recommending that the Cocoa Board divest from non-core activities and refocus on effective promotional services for farmers [2] - LICOBAG stressed the importance of strengthening institutional cooperation and improving communication between LICOBAG and COCOBOD [2]