A Senior Communication Officer of Strategic Communications Africa Limited (STRATCOM), Mr Macdonald Bubuama has called on cocoa farmers to adopt and use modern agricultural technologies to increase their yields.
He said they should embrace modern agricultural technologies and methods, which would increase their yields and improve their incomes.
Mr Bubuama made the call at a two-day workshop for 27 selected cocoa farmers from the Atwima-Mponua district organized by STRATCOM in collaboration with Sustainable Tree Crop Programme (STCP), the World Cocoa Foundation and USAID at Nyinahin on Friday.
The workshop, which was under the theme "Sensitising the education of cocoa farmers to help improve the economy", was aimed at helping the farmers to change the old ways of farming, which does not yield enough to the detriment of the economy.
Mr Bubuama said cocoa is a socio-economic asset of Ghana and therefore, more resources must be channelled into the cocoa industry to enable the country to increase its exports.
Mr Isaac Gyamfi, Country Director of STCP, said so far over 200 farmers drawn from Atwima-Mponua and Atwima-Nwabiagya districts in Ashanti as well as some districts in the Western region have benefited from the programme, which had seen about 40 per cent increase in cocoa yields yearly since 2003.
Miss Afua Serwaa, a student and a participant called on the youth to discard the notion that farming was for the aged and urged them to venture into it.
The participants expressed their gratitude to the organizers and pledged to impart the knowledge acquired to their colleagues.
Source: GNA
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Bawumia is a unifier hence his all-round support – Sheikh Nuamah
5 mins -
Pandemic preparedness: ALERRT calls for integrating research into policy
28 mins -
Leverage digital platforms in music promotion – AT CEO urges artists
40 mins -
2024/25 GPL: Medeama scrape past Holy Stars to maintain unbeaten start
43 mins -
GPL 24/25: Gold Stars hold Lions in Kpando
46 mins -
GJA, NMC urge government to adequately resource State-owned Media
47 mins -
Be sensitive in your work – Chief Justice to the judiciary
58 mins -
How Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) can power Ghana’s national Web3 platform vision
1 hour -
Join me change judicial service’s image – Chief Justice appeals to JUSAG
1 hour -
Tottenham outclass 10-man Manchester United
2 hours -
2024/25 GPL: Berekum Chelsea’s Fuseini Zackaria scores to deny Asante Kotoko victory
2 hours -
2024/25 Ghana League: Bechem United edge Dreams FC for first win
2 hours -
Volta Regional Minister lauds Aquaculture for Food and Jobs Programme
3 hours -
GJA calls for release of anti-Galamsey protesters
3 hours -
High Court Justice calls for swift resolution of election disputes
3 hours