Fears for Ghana cocoa industry collapse as over 100,000 acres destroyed – Official
Abdul-Majid Mumuni, Deputy Executive Director of the Cocoa Health and Extension Division of COCOBOD, stressed that cocoa remained one of the country’s most important economic commodities and should not be sacrificed for short-term gains from illegal mining.
He stated that “There is a future for the cocoa sector, and under no circumstances should farmers give out their cocoa farms for illegal mining activities,” Mr.
He said illegal mining popularly known as galamsey was the biggest challenge currently facing Ghana’s cocoa industry, destroying cocoa farms despite substantial investments by COCOBOD in its rehabilitation programmes.
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