About 40,000 young people have been enticed
into cocoa farming following the introduction of the «Young Cocoa Farmers» Programme» Dr...
Meanwhile, COCOBOD, as part of efforts to encourage the younger generation to go
into cocoa farming, has sponsored two young cocoa farmers to attend the 28th World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) Partnership Meeting and Cocoa Sustainably Trade Fair in Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan.
Some of the interventions include the aggressive cocoa rehabilitation programme and the youth in cocoa programme which motivated over 50,000 young men and women
into cocoa farming.
At a ceremony last Saturday to mark Ghana's version of Valentine's Day; National Chocolate Day (NCD) at Krodua, Nana Anim II, regretted the growing spate of young people rushing to the towns and cities to seek for so - called greener pasture, when there is enough they can do for themselves in their villages by venturing
into cocoa farming to better their lives.
Nana Anim II, who did not mince words, said the time has come for all the youth who have traveled far and near to return home and accept the challenge to go
into cocoa farming, as it is the surest way to live a fulfilled life.
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A 23 - year old man in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region, has been remanded
into prison custody by a magistrate court for allegedly stealing his brother's
cocoa seeds and plantain from the
farm.
This is a key decision that could lead to ending the trafficking of children
into slavery on
cocoa farms.»