Cocoa farmers call for stronger action against illegal mining
President of the Fair Trade Ghana Network and Asunafo Municipal Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union, Emmanuel Sarpong, urged the government to work closely with the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to identify and declare major cocoa-producing areas as no-go zones for mining.
Stakeholders in Ghana’s cocoa sector have called for stronger collaboration among government agencies, traditional authorities, cocoa farmers and civil society organisations to address the growing impact of illegal mining on cocoa production.
The call was made at a stakeholder engagement organised by the Fairtrade Ghana Network in partnership with Fairtrade Africa, with funding support from the European Union, to develop a coordinated roadmap to combat illegal mining, popularly known as “galamsey” in Accra.
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