COCOBOD rolls out nationwide farmer sensitisation campaign
The sensitisation campaign, which is being rolled out across all cocoa-growing areas, will ensure that farmers fully understand the new interventions, the operational modalities of the free input distribution programme and the broader policy reforms being implemented to reposition Ghana's cocoa sector for sustainable growth.
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has commenced a nationwide farmer sensitisation campaign to educate cocoa farmers on the reintroduced Free Fertiliser and Agro-Inputs Distribution Programme under the Cocoa Diseases and Pest Control (CODAPEC/HITECH) Programme alongside a series of strategic reforms aimed at revitalising Ghana's cocoa industry, improving farmer livelihoods and securing the long-term sustainability of cocoa production.
He explained that the new programme introduced a fully government-funded input support system designed to improve productivity, reduce production costs for cocoa farmers and ensure a more transparent, equitable and efficient distribution of fertilisers and other critical agro-inputs.
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