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Jun
Cocoa Production: 4,100 Young Ghanaians Establish Own Cocoa Farms MASO, a five year programme initiated to lift up the cocoa industry in the country by encouraging young people to prioritize cocoa farming has led to some 4,100 Ghanaian youth currently into cocoa cultivation. The programme started in 2016 and completed in 2020 was able to reach 13,964 youth nationwide, out of which the 4,100 persons established their own cocoa farms totaling about 1,458 hectares across the country. The country has since remained the world’s second largest producer of cocoa after Ivory Coast, however, stakeholders are never reluctant in strengthening the…