Nana Opanbour Bonsu II, President, Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana has expressed dissatisfaction over the clearing of cocoa trees for the cultivation of rubber in cocoa communities in the Eastern Region. He said the situation was worrying because some chiefs were compelling cocoa farmers to release their farms for the cultivation of rubber trees. Nana … Read more
Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has called for measures to remedy the falling cocoa prices on the world market. In a speech read on his behalf at the opening of the Sustainable Smallholder Agri-Business – Kick-Off of Regional Partners Meeting on Tuesday, in Accra, Mr Aidoo said the … Read more
The Asokwa Juvenile Court has struck out the case involving five suspects alleged to have been involved in a gang-rape in Bantama in the Ashanti Region. According to the state attorney in charge of the case, one of the suspects in the case is not a minor, hence the need to move the case from … Read more
The regulator of cocoa sector in Ghana, Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), is to undertake a rehabilitation of cocoa farms in the country. According to Cocobod, all cocoa trees over 30 years on about 50,000 hectares of cocoa farms would be destroyed and replanted at no cost to the farmer while owners of those farms will be … Read more
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is to undertake massive rehabilitation of cocoa farms in the country. In view of this, all cocoa trees over 30 years on about 50,000 hectares of cocoa farms would be destroyed and replanted at no cost to the farmer. In addition, owners of those farms will be compensated. Currently, 80 … Read more
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has launched a project to treat and rehabilitate some 10,000 hectares of diseased and overage cocoa farms in the Western North and Eastern regions this year. The project will involve the removal of 11 million trees for replanting. Currently, about 17%of cocoa area, that is about 309,830.73 hectares, surveyed is … Read more
Schengen visa: how you can increase your chances of getting one By Acheampong, Emmanuel Opoku Introduction To qualify for a Schengen visa, you must generally establish three things: * One, you must justify the purpose and condition of your stay in the Schengen country. * Two, you must show that you have the intention to … Read more