Business News of Friday, 7 February 2020Source: Reuben Quainoo, ContributorCOCOBOD to introduce digitized weighing scale by OctoberParticipants of the forum in a group photograph with COCOBOD executivesThe Deputy Chief Executive in-charge of Operations for the Ghana Cocoa Board, Dr. Emmanuel Opoku has assured cocoa farmers in the country that by October this year Ghana will start using digitized weighing scale. According to the Deputy Chief Executive, the new innovation is very important because farmers are complaining of weighing scale adjustment fraud perpetrated by purchasing clerks. SEND Ghana’s dialogue on the theme: “Assessing Farm Gate Pricing and Income of Cocoa Farmers: A case study of Cocoa Farmers in Agona East District. Country Director for SEND Ghana, Mr. George Osei-Bimpeh said the new innovation will help address the allegations of scale adjustment. He said without a living income for cocoa farmers, cocoa will never be sustainable.

Source: GhanaWeb February 07, 2020 19:52 UTC