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flag Ghana’s opposition MPs protested a cocoa price cut, calling it harmful to farmers.

flag On February 27, 2026, Ghana’s opposition MPs staged a symbolic protest during President John Mahama’s State of the Nation Address, wearing black and kente sashes with the message “Cocoa farmers have become so pitiful” to oppose the government’s decision to cut the farmgate cocoa price from GH¢58,000 to GH¢41,392 per tonne. flag The move, criticized as harmful to farmers amid declining production, sparked a tense exchange with the ruling party, which defended the price cut as necessary due to uncompetitive market conditions. flag The protest highlighted ongoing political and economic tensions over agricultural policy and the future of Ghana’s vital cocoa industry.

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