The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government would soon embark on mass spraying of cocoa farms throughout the country against the black pod and capsid diseases.
Nana Tandoh Boadi, Farmer of COCOBOD Western-South Zone, made this known at a meeting of district chief farmers of the zone at Dunkwa on Tuesday.
He said the exercise, which would be free of charge could attain the best results if farmers clear their farms and make them ready for the spraying.Nana Boadi, however, told the cocoa farmers that they are expected to
provide the sprayers with water, for the mixing of the chemicals and reminded them of their role in re-vamping the cocoa industry.
He expressed his appreciation to the government for increasing the producer price of cocoa, adding that the early opening of the light crop season
this year, was a big relief to farmers and their families.
Nana Boadi noted that farmers were cheated by middlemen during the lean season and asked his colleagues to work hard and expand their farms to enable the country re-ain its lead in cocoa production.
