COCOBOD donates solar lights to farmers in the Volta region

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in collaboration with Light A Village, a non-governmental organization, donated complete sets of solar lights to 48 households in cocoa and coffee plantations in the Volta region.

Presenting the solar lamps to the beneficiaries in Adofe and Dzogbedo in the Ho West district of the Volta region, the deputy director of research at COCOBOD, Mr. Owusu Manu said that the donation was part of a larger program of support education by the two organizations to help the educational aspirations of farmers’ neighborhoods in remote communities.,

The program also aims to enlighten communities that are not connected to the national electricity grid.

Mr. Owusu Manu mentioned that cocoa and coffee are important to Ghana’s economy and that the Council and its staff will make efforts to support its development.

It is with this in mind that “we support schools and communities without light,” he said.

Manu urged farmers to form groups to make them stronger in seeking support and building a better managed market for their products.

“To get the best results from your activities, it is best to form groups.”

Light A Village President and Founder Dr James Quartey said he is happy to organize resources to help people without electricity in Ghana access light for their daily lives.

Dr Quartey expressed confidence to continuously collaborate with COCOBOD to help children access education by providing their communities with solar lights for study.

In addition, Bean Masters Coffee Founder and Farmer Group Organizer, Ms.Benedicta Tamakloe said that her organization which sources and roasts Ghanaian coffee from women-owned farms is committed to use 10% of its net profit in the development of the farms from which they source 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.

Mr. Owusu Manu also presented chocolate bars to schoolchildren highlighting its nutritional and health benefits.

He noted that cocoa, which forms the basis of every chocolate product, had the propensity to boost the cognitive ability of humans, especially children in their formative years, while providing the highest source of antioxidants for it. human body.