Several Ghanaians have expressed worry after a document shared by Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor, revealed that Ghana, known to be one of the major producers of cocoa, is now importing cocoa beans from Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

The MP shared a letter by Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to Afrotropic Cocoa Processing Plant approving the importation of 2,500 tonnes of cocoa beans from Ivory Coast and 1,000 tonnes of cocoa beans from Nigeria.

The cocoa beans are only to arrive in Ghana through the Tema port, the letter signed by Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo on January 25, 2024, communicated.

It is important to note that this is not the first time that Ghana has imported cocoa beans from other African countries.

In 2016, then Finance of Minister, Seth Terkper, announced to Parliament that the country imported 15,500 tonnes of cocoa beans from Cote D’Ivoire in the 2014/2015 crop year.