In the coming month, more than 40,000 cocoa farmlands, temporarily used for rehabilitation to enhance production, will be returned to their original owners.
Initially scheduled for release in April, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) postponed the handover to July.
The rehabilitation efforts aim to counteract declining annual yields, with the goal of boosting income for cocoa farmers and stakeholders.
According to Fiifi Boafo, COCOBOD’s Head of Public Affairs, the farms will officially be handed back in July, as reported by Citi Business News.
“The over 40,000 farms will be handed over next month. That is in July. Initially, it was planned to take place in April, but there was a change in plan.
“So the decision is that July next month, those farms will be handed over to the owners. I am referring to the farmers who originally owned these farms, “Mr. Boafo noted.