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Manual for Cocoa Production Developed- Cocoa Farmers to Increase Productivity

May 13, 2022
Stephen M.Cby Stephen M.C
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Manual for Cocoa Production Developed- Cocoa Farmers to Increase Productivity

Cocoa farmer

The ‘Cocoa soils project’ team has developed a manual for cocoa farmers to guide them in their farming activities for higher productivity.

The manual which focuses on addressing issues under four key thematic areas, productivity, deforestation, environmental protection and health of cocoa producers has been hailed by the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo.

As the Ghana Cocoa Board continues to seek and adopt sustainable methods of cocoa farming, the Training Manual titled, ‘Managing Soils for Increased Productivity and Decreased Deforestation in Cocoa’ has been praised by many experts for acknowledging and addressing key challenges relating to efficient use of farmlands within Ghana’s cocoa sector.

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Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo expressed optimism that the manual will help address practices that reduce the nutritional value of farmlands.

He recounted that a recent field visit to the Western North Cocoa Region revealed that trees cut down as part of the National Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation Programme have been cleared from farmlands and sold to traders as firewood.

cocoa success story
Cocoa pods

“It is unfortunate that the trees cut during the farm rehabilitation exercise, which could have served as a reservoir of nutrition for replanted trees and food crops have been cleared by farmers out of ignorance. I am happy that the manual has captured practices to maintain and restore soil fertility, to help tackle such problems.”

Hon Boahen

Cocoa Board is keen on harnessing soil nutrition in cocoa sector

Hon Boahen Aidoo emphasized that Ghana Cocoa Board is keen on harnessing soil nutrition to increase productivity on the same arable land, as part of efforts to stop the extension of farming into forest zones.

The Cocoa Soils Project Coordinator and Country Director of IITA, Dr Richard Asare disclosed that the manual is the first version of recommendations from ongoing Integrated Soil Fertility trials to enhance soil fertility and productivity in the country.

He expressed confidence that once validated and integrated into extension messages, the manual and its subsequent versions would help to deepen understanding of the cocoa tree’s nutritional requirements while addressing the problem of expansion of cocoa farmlands into forest zones.

“It is our belief that together, we can facilitate access to scientific knowledge to cocoa farmers and policymakers to help improve incomes and enhance sustainable cocoa production, and at the same time, mitigate cocoa driven deforestation risks in the country.”

Dr. Asare

Highlights include good agricultural practices to help farmers increase their productivity by at least 30%, Soil Fertility Management, and Integrated Management of Pests and Cocoa Diseases.

The manual and handbook were developed through collaborative work by scientists from Ghana, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire and Nigeria, through a consortium of public- private institutions, including the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana and led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, with funding support from the Norwegian Government.

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