The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to cease its Cocoa Road development initiative, according to the Concerned Farmers Association.
COCOBOD said that following the completion of current projects, the institution will not engage in any new road construction efforts because it is not part of its main purpose.
Nana Oboadie Boateng Bonsu, President of the Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana, spoke to Citi News on the impact of such a move on cocoa production.
“If care is not taken, the country will collapse. A lot of foodstuffs come from Dwaboso, Besem, and the rest. So if they are stopping the road construction, how can the people from Boso-Nkwanta and the rest, which is the cocoa growing area, bring their foodstuffs to the various communities or to the neighboring cities and districts for people to enjoy? Their roads have been deprived of tarring, and they are very dangerous.”
“I think COCOBOD has people that they engage, but I am talking about the real farmers on the ground, the concerned farmers, cocoa farmers, and even those of us who are helping to ensure that the cocoa is well established. Nobody touches the cocoa trees in this country, and they don’t even care about us. Even when we give them our reports, they don’t even respond.”
