Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the minister of information, has welcomed the news that Ghanaian cocoa is not prohibited by the European Union (EU).
The report was described by him as “excellent news.”
“The process of improving the quality of Ghanaian cocoa should be a mutually agreed path that aligns our common interests. Good news,” the Ofoase Ayirebi MP tweeted on Tuesday after the EU ambassador to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly said the bloc is not banning Ghana’s cocoa.
Razaaly said the EU rather wants more of Ghana’s cocoa.
Speaking at the second edition of Orange Cocoa Day 2022 in Accra, Razaaly said: “The call for more sustainable cocoa production is growing globally. And our citizens in Europe are increasingly demanding measures for ensuring that cocoa and other commodities are produced in a socially environmental sustainable way. This explains EU’s legislation on afforestation and forest degradation and must not be seen as a threat to Ghana’s cocoa.”
“There is no ban on Ghana’s cocoa. On the contrary, we want more of Ghana’s cocoa, and we are in support of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire amongst all of the producers who meet these requirements,” he added.
Nkrumah previously disclosed that the Ghana Embassy in Belgium, led by ambassador Sena Boateng, had alerted the government of Ghana about a new piece of European legislation that would soon prevent the export of Ghanaian cocoa and coffee to numerous global markets.
Nkrumah added that work on realigning Ghanaian and European interests in cocoa and coffee has already started at the embassy.
