Tag: Cocoa farmers
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Cocoa farmers are advised to consider pruning in order to increase yield
Cocoa farmers have been urged to take pruning of their farms seriously to help maximise crop yield and increase beans production on their farms. ...
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Ghana’s cocoa growers complain that the future is very dismal due to low prices
Ghana is well recognized for growing cocoa and being among the top exporters of the commodity.As they struggle to grow the lucrative crop, cocoa...
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Ghana’s cocoa sector under threat, food crisis will soon hit us – Association
Treasurer for Ghana National Cocoa Farmers Association, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, has warned cocoa will soon be scarce in the countryShe also lamented that cocoa...
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Do not smuggle subsidised cocoa fertilizers- Director
Director of Special Services at the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Charles Amenyaglo, has cautioned cocoa farmers to desist from smuggling and selling of...
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Farmers in Berekum appeal for upward adjustment in cocoa price
A price increase for cocoa has been requested by members of the Ghana Cocoa Farmers Association in Berekum, in the Bono Region.The GHC660 per...
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Police impound cocoa fertilizers allegedly diverted to Ashanti Region
More than 500 bags of fertilizer intended for cocoa farmers were seized by police in the Ashanti Region.According to reports, the fertilizers were transported...
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Our achievements in the Cocoa sector is far superior – NPP MP
The Member of Parliament for Offinso South Dr. Isaac Yaw Opoku has touted the achievements of President Akufo-Addo in the cocoa sector.Appearing on Frontline...
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Minority accuses government of bloating cost of cocoa roads
Minority Spokesperson on Roads, Kwame Agbodza has accused the New Patriotic Party government of inflating the cost of cocoa roads.According to the Minority in...
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Galamsey and timber merchants destroying cocoa trees Chief Farmer
Mr Yaw Biredu Boateng, the Chief Cocoa Farmer for New Nsutam in the Eastern Region, has called for the protection of cocoa farms as...
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Government promises pension scheme for cocoa farmers
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government would establish a pension scheme for cocoa farmers.He said, just like teachers and other workers who...