Galamsey robs you of your future pensions – Fiifi Boafo to cocoa farmers

He said though perpetrators of illegal mining activities make juicy promises to cocoa farmers, luring them to give away their cocoa farms, these innocent farmers have ended up being in an impoverished situation with nothing to depend on upon retirement.

The Head of Public Affairs therefore appealed to cocoa farmers to resist any attempt by illegal miners to convince them to sell off their lands which eventually deprives them of their lifetime investments.

Boafo made the observation while addressing a ceremony organised by management of Goldfields Ghana Limited at Damang to hand over agro-inputs to some beneficiary cocoa farmers in their catchment communities.

Boafo reminded farmers about the several measures government, in collaboration with Ghana Cocoa Board and the National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA) is implementing to better the lives of cocoa farmers, especially in retirement.

Fiifi Boafo therefore expressed joy at the gesture extended to cocoa farmers by Goldfields Ghana Limited under their Cocoa Farmers Foundation Support Programme, adding that it is worth emulating by other mining companies.

“Let me take this opportunity to commend the management of Goldfields Ghana Limited for this kind gesture to our cocoa farmers

It is my hope that our beneficiary farmers will respond same by meticulously applying these inputs on their farms in order to obtain yields”