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Company News from Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Source: COCOBOD
2019-05-01
Francis Akwasi Opoku with COCOBOD officials during a visit to some cocoa farms
Mr. Francis Akwasi Opoku, Director of Human Resources of the Ghana Cocoa Board, applauded the committed staff for undertaking mbad exercise in cocoa farms for his commitment to increasing the productivity of cocoa farms across the country.
Mr. Opoku has had exchanges with sizeable gangs during a two-day work trip to cocoa farms in the Bono and Ahafo areas.
According to him, COCOBOD management is implementing several interventions aimed at increasing the productivity of cocoa farms and improving farmers' livelihoods.
He added that mbad exercise is one of the flagship programs of the current administration and urged farmers to adopt to improve their plots.
"The truth is that if you prune your farms well, you may not even need fertilizer to increase your productivity per hectare," he added.
He praised the pruning gangs for their dedication to growing the cocoa sector in Ghana. "We are here to discuss with you the progress of your work, your challenges and how we can help you become more effective," he said.
Dr. Emmanuel Nii Tackie-Otoo, Ag. The Deputy Executive Director of the Division of Cocoa Health and Extension (CHED) noted that the pruning exercise facilitated the development of more flowers on cocoa trees for effective pollination.
He urged farmers to master the art of pollination to allow them to continue pollinating their farms when COCOBOD finally pulls out of the program.
"When your farms are well pruned, it significantly reduces the risk of cocoa attack by diseases," he said.
"The National Cocoa Rehabilitation Program, mbad pruning exercise, manual pollination program, cocoa disease control and pest control program and other programs. Productivity Improvement (PIP) are all demonstrations of the government's good intentions towards cocoa farmers, "he added.
The districts visited were Bechem, Dadiesoaba, Goaso, Sankore and Berekum. The others were Nkrankwanta, Dormaa Ahenkro and Techiman.
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