The cocoa farmers in Nsutam at Abuakwa South and Fanteakwa South of the Eastern Region are complaining bitterly about cocoa destroyed by mining companies.
In an exclusive interview with the president of Nsutam cocoa farmers group known as ‘So Mu Yiye farmers Association ,Daniel Ameyo said, landowners in their areas are now selling cocoa farms to the mining companies as a result of their work has been in vain.
“How can you acquired land for cocoa and producing twenty bags and one day you wake up and the cocoa farms is sold to mining companies without the farmers notice,we are working tirelessly to produce more cocoa for the country but some landowners connive with the mining company and sell the cocoa farm ,which means that Gold is more important to cocoa ?
He lamented
He finally said,the youth of today are not interested to engage themselves into cocoa farming because they think after doing it the landowners will sell the cocoa farms to the mining companies,he said.
Story by Emmanuel koranteng.