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Ghana's Cocoa-Land Sales Criminalization Law

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Ghana’s Parliament has criminalized selling or repurposing land used to grow cocoa, with penalties of up to 20 years in prison. The report does not describe implementation, enforcement or challenges; the law remains in force, and no next step is named.

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    1. Update 1Ghana Criminalizes Cocoa Land Sales: 20 Years Prison to Halt Production Plunge

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      Ghana Criminalizes Cocoa Land Sales: 20 Years Prison to Halt Production Plunge

      Parliament rushed the COCOBOD Bill through under urgency, shielding all cocoa farms and threatening up to two decades in prison — but assent, detail and farmgate math remain unconfirmed.

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      • No confirmed text on approval process, sentencing bands or presidential assent.
      • No verified historic output, farmer income share or payout-cut figures.

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