Cocoa farmers snub Minority Caucus in Jaman South

A planned engagement between the Minority Caucus and cocoa farmers in the Jaman South area on Saturday, 11th April 2026, reportedly failed to attract participation from local farmers, according to a statement issued by the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jaman South.

The delegation, led by the Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, alongside the MP for Jaman South, Col. Kwadwo Damoah, visited the Miremaano community in the Jaman South Constituency to meet cocoa farmers and discuss concerns surrounding recent cocoa pricing policies.

However, according to the NDC statement, the expected meeting “turned into a fiasco” after farmers in Miremaano and surrounding communities declined to participate in the programme, which had received significant media attention in the days leading up to the visit.The statement attributed the farmers’ decision to their growing awareness of developments in the global cocoa industry and their independent assessment of prevailing market conditions.

Jaman South, described as a border municipality adjacent to Côte d’Ivoire, reportedly places its farmers in a strategic position to compare cocoa pricing structures between the two countries. Farmers in the area are believed to closely monitor both Ghanaian and Ivorian cocoa pricing trends due to cross-border economic dynamics.

According to figures cited in the statement, the producer price for a 64-kilogram bag of cocoa in Ghana currently stands at approximately GH¢2,587.00, while Côte d’Ivoire’s equivalent price is stated as around ₵1,225.00.

The NDC communication further suggested that farmers chose not to engage in what they perceived as a politically motivated gathering, preferring instead to focus on their farming activities and livelihoods.

It added that the outcome demonstrates that cocoa farmers are increasingly informed and capable of independently evaluating sector policies without external political influence.

The statement framed the development as evidence that citizens directly affected by agricultural policy decisions are becoming more discerning and less susceptible to partisan messaging.

It argued that the farmers’ decision reflects confidence in ongoing government interventions within the cocoa sector and a preference for continuity in agricultural support systems.

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Naaba Adongo, Communications Officer for the NDC in Jaman South, the statement described the incident as a reflection of evolving farmer awareness and engagement in policy discourse within Ghana’s cocoa-producing communities.