Thirteen illegal miners have been arrested for allegedly mining in the Offin River and the Ntobroso Forest in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region. A task force formed by the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM) and some stakeholders arrested the miners in two separate operations. Equipment including 14 Channa machines … Read more
The Ghana Cocoa Coffee and Shea-nut Farmers Association (GCCSFA) has appealed to the government to bring back the Akuafo Cheque System to protect them from cheating by unscrupulous purchasing clerks. Receiving payment for cocoa sold to the licensed buying companies (LBCs) through the bank, they said would also enable them to secure loans from the … Read more
Some cocoa farmers have appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to appoint a Minister solely responsible for the cocoa sector. They said this would ensure more efficiency in the organization and management of the cocoa industry, which has contributed significantly to the Ghanaian economy for decades. Nana Kwaku Duah, President of the Offinso Municipal … Read more