Dr Bannor berates govt over cocoa price reduction, says a robust economy should be able to insulate farmers from exogenous shocks

A Development Economist, Dr Frank Bannor, has criticised the Mahama administration for the decision to reduce the prices of cocoa. Citing how the previous Akufo-Addo administration paid teachers for months despite sitting at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, he said, the Mahama administration should also have insulated cocoa farmers by absorbing the exogenous shocks. […]