Ghana set to process 40% of cocoa locally – Report

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• MENSAH 12 years ago

  As GHANA HAS THE MOST QUALITY COCOA IN THE WORLD AND SECOND PRODUCER AS WELL,we should have seized the opportunity to process almost all before exportation.I don't know why we have been obtaining huge loans with huge interest ...
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  As GHANA HAS THE MOST QUALITY COCOA IN THE WORLD AND SECOND PRODUCER AS WELL,we should have seized the opportunity to process almost all before exportation.I don't know why we have been obtaining huge loans with huge interest rates,in selling just merely the RAW COCOA BEAN FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL.THAT IS NOT WISDOM.
  If PROCESSING COCOA ALONE CAN HIRE MORE THAN HALF THE WHOLE UNEMPLOYED WORK FORCE,why do we have to sell the bean raw?Won't it be better adding value to the much needed commodity in the world before shipment?Why do they give us loans every year to purchase cocoa without processing the bean?THAT IS THE QUESTION GHANAIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT.If we lose in the sales of the beans,do you think they would be giving the loans to purchase and sell to them?If we gain in selling the bean,how would we lose in processing before selling?If the youth are trained to work in these cocoa processing companies to be set up,will it add to unemployment or lessen it?The government should ponder over what I am asking very well.WE SHOULD TRY TO START FROM AN ANGLE AND EXPAND LITTLE BY LITTLE,AND WE WOULD SUCCEED.We have to do it to the extent that we will even buy the cocoa from the other neighbouring nations to process it in GHANA,if we are serious about doing this.I do not know why GHANA should be poor in the midst of plenty.I BELIEVE COCOA PROCESSING CAN SOLVE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WE ENCOUNTER OVER HERE IN GHANA WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYMENT.THE OIL WOULD BE GONE ONE DAY.COCOA COULD BE THERE FOREVER.LET'S TURN GHANA INTO "THE HOT CHOCOLATE RENDEVOUS" OF THE WORLD.WE CAN DO IT IF WE PUT OUR HANDS TO IT.
  MAY GOD BLESS GHANA AND AFRICA.AMEN

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• ZoRRo 12 years ago

  We've been talking about this for more than 20 yrs and it's a shame that we have not been able to do this.

  We've been talking about this for more than 20 yrs and it's a shame that we have not been able to do this.

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• EZEKIEL 12 years ago

  ...and WHY don't we give the SAME ATTENTION to adding VALUE to the Gold-Dust ????? We are MOST of the TIME our OWN ENEMIES.......and because of Greed, Selfishness, PHD ( Pull Him Down), we are NOT moving as we should. We take ...
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  ...and WHY don't we give the SAME ATTENTION to adding VALUE to the Gold-Dust ????? We are MOST of the TIME our OWN ENEMIES.......and because of Greed, Selfishness, PHD ( Pull Him Down), we are NOT moving as we should. We take two steps FORWARD and three BACK!!

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• Evangelst. Joseph .B. Agyeman 12 years ago

  This is a step in the right direction.Together, we will make it work!

  This is a step in the right direction.Together, we will make it work!

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• Kweku Boateng 12 years ago

  This is what Nkrumah set up todointhe1960s. Hope governments remain focus on this project in addition to re opening the Tarkwah gold refinery, and lastly, can government add cocoa to the school feeding programme?

  This is what Nkrumah set up todointhe1960s. Hope governments remain focus on this project in addition to re opening the Tarkwah gold refinery, and lastly, can government add cocoa to the school feeding programme?

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• KKK 12 years ago

  LACK OF VISION AND CORUPT LEADERSHIP THAT IS WHY GHANA CONTINUE TO LAGG BEHIND INDONESIA, MALAYSIA INSTEAD OF CONTINUE EXPORT OF RAW COCOA

  LACK OF VISION AND CORUPT LEADERSHIP THAT IS WHY GHANA CONTINUE TO LAGG BEHIND INDONESIA, MALAYSIA INSTEAD OF CONTINUE EXPORT OF RAW COCOA

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