The President of the Concerned Farmers Association, Nana Oboadie Bonsu Boateng, has called on members to cease cocoa farming due to ongoing grievances with the government’s handling of cocoa farm-gate prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expressing frustration, Mr Boateng declared, “We will no longer cultivate cocoa! Instead, we will uproot all our cocoa trees and switch to rubber and maize farming.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He accused COCOBOD management of deceiving farmers by setting inadequate farm-gate cocoa prices, prompting many farmers in the Western North Region to transition to alternative crops like maize and rubber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Boateng criticised COCOBOD’s failure to improve farmers’ welfare, citing the absence of dedicated hospitals and cancelled Cocoa road contracts intended to improvement on roads in cocoa-growing areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He questioned the allocation of profits from cocoa sales on the international market, emphasising the disparity between the selling price abroad and the meagre payments to farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on the Ghana Yensom morning show hosted by Kwabena Bobie Ansah, Mr Boateng expressed disillusionment with COCOBOD and rejected working with the organization further. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He condemned the government’s defenders among cocoa farmers and warned that underpayment by COCOBOD could fuel smuggling activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, Mr Boateng emphasized that the current farm-gate cocoa price is insufficient and proposed that farmers should bypass COCOBOD and directly engage with foreign partners to maximize profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He stressed that it does not make sense for COCOBOD to sell GHS 8,000 and give farmers GHS2,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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