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Sep
Cocoa farmers in Ghana have warned that the country could lose more productive cocoa farms to illegal mining if cocoa prices remain unchanged. The call comes ahead of this year’s Cocoa Day (October 1, 2022), which marks the beginning of the cocoa year. In Ghana, the day is very significant as it coincides with the government’s annual announcement of the cocoa producer or farmgate price for the ensuing cocoa season. A bad signal to cocoa farming Although the government is yet to make any public statement on the matter, unofficial sources have cited Cocobod’s indebtedness as a reason an increment…