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Forty-eight households engaged in cocoa and coffee plantations in Adofe and Dzogbedo in the Ho West district of the Volta region received complete sets of solar lights from the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and Light A Village, a non-governmental organization.
It was part of the interim measures to enlighten cocoa and coffee growing communities that have yet to be connected to the national electricity grid to help children study at night.
COCOBOD Deputy Director of Research Owusu Manu, who presented the evidence, said the gesture was part of a larger educational support program put in place by the two organizations to support the educational aspirations of farming neighborhoods in remote communities.
Mr. Owusu Manu noted that cocoa and coffee are important to Ghana’s economy, assuring that COCOBOD and its collaborators will make efforts to support its development, adding that, “It is with this in mind that we support schools and communities without light. ”
Farmer groups
He urged farmers to form groups to make them stronger in seeking support and building a better managed market for their products, saying “to get the best results from your activities your best bet is to form groups”
Light A Village President and Founder Dr James Quartey expressed his joy at being part of a project to mobilize resources to support communities without electricity.
He was particularly pleased with the close collaboration with COCOBOD and expressed confidence in the growth of the partnership to continually help children access education by providing them with solar lights for study.
Ms Benedicta Tamakloe, the founder of Bean Masters coffee, told the gathering that her organization sources and roasts Ghanaian coffee from women-owned farms and revealed that her company is committed to using 10% of the coffee. their net benefit in the development of the farms from which they obtain their coffee.
She encouraged other farmers active in coffee cultivation to join the association, adding that the combination of skills, knowledge and other abilities helps them to grow together while sharing their skills and opportunities and to overcome the challenges collectively.
Free chocolate
Mr. Owusu Manu then presented chocolate bars to schoolchildren in both communities and explained their nutritional and health benefits.
He noted that the cocoa that forms the basis of every chocolate product has the propensity to boost the cognitive ability of humans, especially children in their formative years, while providing the greatest source of antioxidants for the human body. .
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