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Company News of Thursday, June 6, 2019
Source: dailyguidenetwork.com
2019-06-06
Dr. Emmanuel Agyemang Dwomoh
Dr. Emmanuel Agyemang Dwomoh, Director General of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control (A & QC), said he was concerned about the weak cooperation of cocoa producers in the aim of facilitating the rehabilitation of cocoa producers. sick and over-aged farms.
According to him, cocoa proliferation viral disease (CSSVD) and moribund cocoa farms account for about 40% of the Ghanaian cocoa stock, which has a serious impact on productivity per hectare.
Dr. Agyemang Dwomoh was in contact with cocoa farmers in Kumikrom, an agricultural community in Sefwi Bekwai District, North West Region.
He explained that the production yield in the western region, which has so far represented 30% of Ghana's total production, has declined due to the devastating effect of the CSSVD.
"The West-North region, which has provided about 330,000 metric tons, now produces 140,000 because of the creeping nature of the CSSVD virus, is not good for the region," he added. .
According to Mr. Dwomoh, COCOBOD was implementing the national cocoa rehabilitation program as part of efforts to combat the threat.
The program, he said, would help increase productivity and improve farmers' livelihoods.
"I want to implore you, dear farmers, to cooperate with COCOBOD to facilitate the smooth implementation of all our productivity improvement programs (PIPs), including the rehabilitation program," he said. declared.
Dwomoh also warned farmers against abandoning weed killers in cocoa plantations, as such practices affect the quality of Ghana's cocoa beans.
He badured farmers that projects were under way to purchase motorized slashers to weed and prune their cocoa plantations.
He also urged farmers to form farmer cooperatives to facilitate identification and access to inputs, funds and other benefits.
Farmers congratulated COCOBOD for this initiative and pledged to support the programs.
Dr. Dwomoh and his team traveled to areas of western North and Brong Ahafo to check the state of CSSVD control in the regions.
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