“Honestly, the government helps cocoa farmers in diverse ways. He told Ghanaweb’s McAnthony Dagyenga that cocoa farming is a difficult venture hence, needs people who are determined to be in this job. This makes cocoa farming difficult,” he explained. “At the moment, most of the elderly persons into cocoa farming are getting older and weaker, so if the youth do not get into cocoa farming, it will dwindle cocoa production in Ghana." He advocated for Ghanaian scholars to look at inventing technologies that would make cocoa farming and cocoa processing an attractive venture for the youth.

Source: GhanaWeb August 06, 2021 17:35 UTC