The Spokesperson of the Ghana Cocoa Farmers Association, Nana Aduna II, has insisted that cocoa farming is a private enterprise and farmers cannot be treated as though they are employees of the state.
Reacting to the newly announced producer price, he argued that government's approach to pricing undermines the economic independence of farmers who risk their capital and labour to sustain the sector.
Speaking on JoyNews' Newsfile programme on Saturday, August 23, Nana Aduna II stressed that farmers deserve to receive fair value for their produce in line with prevailing international market prices. "Running a cocoa farm is a business; we don't work for the government.
We invest our own money, our sweat, and our labour.
