Three company doing research for cocoa productivity CRIG,SPU,,CHED,!!!!!!!!!!!!!what ?another SUBA contract Ghana has big problem .
Three company doing research for cocoa productivity CRIG,SPU,,CHED,!!!!!!!!!!!!!what ?another SUBA contract Ghana has big problem .
Bro 9 years ago
You are write,today consultancy ,tommorow, committee , Another way of looting
You are write,today consultancy ,tommorow, committee , Another way of looting
KOTOO 9 years ago
NDC government has never supported coca farmers, for it is dominated by Akans. Destroying Cocoa industry is one of Ewes dominated NDC to poorize Akans.NDC government destroyed most of our farmers cocoa farms in Western Region ... read full comment
NDC government has never supported coca farmers, for it is dominated by Akans. Destroying Cocoa industry is one of Ewes dominated NDC to poorize Akans.NDC government destroyed most of our farmers cocoa farms in Western Region without any reason. They sent in their unproductive NDC youth to cut down cocoa trees with jubilation. This cursed party formed by a cursed family of JJ Rawlings is very bad for Ghana.
Ghana will never prosper if NDC continues to rule Ghana. I implore Dr. Opuni and others to encourage their children to enter cocoa production. When such men's children are in this sector of our economy, government will take care of our cocoa farmers. Our cocoa farmers, who have shouldered mos of the financing projects since Ghana's independence.
Kwaku Obeng 9 years ago
Cocoa farming? who want to go into farming? No member of my family will ever set foot on cocoa farm. My Oma did have cocoa farm and I worked on it as a child. My siblings and children, no way. Others can do it but Kwaku Obneg ... read full comment
Cocoa farming? who want to go into farming? No member of my family will ever set foot on cocoa farm. My Oma did have cocoa farm and I worked on it as a child. My siblings and children, no way. Others can do it but Kwaku Obneg, no way. Opuni`s kids can go into cocoa farming
Yaw Poku, USA 9 years ago
My brother i do agree with you in toto.Let some of Ghana's elite who benefitted from CMB scholarship go into cocoa farming. Cocoa scholarship went to children of the elite government officials from central, volta, and the nor ... read full comment
My brother i do agree with you in toto.Let some of Ghana's elite who benefitted from CMB scholarship go into cocoa farming. Cocoa scholarship went to children of the elite government officials from central, volta, and the northern regions while depriving children of the farmers who were producing cocoa to generate revenue for the state. I have sworn and warned my siblings, nephews and what nots never to venture into cocoa farming.
ST. SIMON 9 years ago
YES, ACQUIRE THEM LAND, PAY THEM COMPETITIVE PRICES, GIVE THEM DECENT ACCOMMODATION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY, THEY WILL, GO EVEN AFTER UNIVERSITY.
YES, ACQUIRE THEM LAND, PAY THEM COMPETITIVE PRICES, GIVE THEM DECENT ACCOMMODATION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY, THEY WILL, GO EVEN AFTER UNIVERSITY.
Ugly Akufo Addo 9 years ago
Alan is a young gentleman , oldmen should leave the seen of politics
Alan is a young gentleman , oldmen should leave the seen of politics
Oman Ba Pa 9 years ago
Intricacies of cocoa farming is only learnt on the job, plus the physical labour, unlike other farm products. It is for this reason our parents apprenticed their children on the farms, which our leaders (blindly following the ... read full comment
Intricacies of cocoa farming is only learnt on the job, plus the physical labour, unlike other farm products. It is for this reason our parents apprenticed their children on the farms, which our leaders (blindly following the developed countries that have alternatives) have branded CHILD LABOUR.
Which school, from creche to the university, trains to produce cocoa farmers, fishermen, and the like? Every parent now wants the child to be educated to get out of this 'accursed' vocation (and to be able to 'subah' or 'gyeeda' or even 'woyomise').
CHANGE THE CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE COCOA FARMER, THE FISHERMAN and this won't be a concern again.
NVTI tried it with Kumasi Magazine and the local fitters are now able to use modern computer based diagnostic machines. Set up special schools in the cocoa growing areas to teach the young ones (as you improve their circumstances) and the difference will be clear!
EZEKIEL 9 years ago
Make the Cocoa farmer REALISE that HIS EFFORTS are appreciated BY THE NATION by IMPROVING their living AND working enviroments!!
Make the Cocoa farmer REALISE that HIS EFFORTS are appreciated BY THE NATION by IMPROVING their living AND working enviroments!!
Azure Atindanbiig 9 years ago
Yes indeed and we need to address it. Despite the importance of Cocoa to the economy, it still remains a family business. What can we do to change as was the case with Cote d'Ivoire which witnessed the emergence of large comm ... read full comment
Yes indeed and we need to address it. Despite the importance of Cocoa to the economy, it still remains a family business. What can we do to change as was the case with Cote d'Ivoire which witnessed the emergence of large commercial farms - the main reason why they are now the worlds number 1.
Sintim 9 years ago
insulting and degrading them and still living fat on their sweat,you`ve never seen nothing yet.
insulting and degrading them and still living fat on their sweat,you`ve never seen nothing yet.
Kojo 9 years ago
The basic truth is that the current price of cocoa on the world market is not enough to sustain the farmers. The price of cocoa in 2014 is still lower than in 1980. This is mainly because the multinational companies that prod ... read full comment
The basic truth is that the current price of cocoa on the world market is not enough to sustain the farmers. The price of cocoa in 2014 is still lower than in 1980. This is mainly because the multinational companies that produce chocolate have been squeezing farmers for decades by reducing the share of money that is given to farmers in the price of chocolate and keeping bigger and bigger shares for themselves.
KWAME KWAME 9 years ago
Dear Dr. Opuni, This is good initiative but please make sure the board members are not only the PhDs you have named in this report but more importantly other well seasoned business executives and entrepreneurs who will start ... read full comment
Dear Dr. Opuni, This is good initiative but please make sure the board members are not only the PhDs you have named in this report but more importantly other well seasoned business executives and entrepreneurs who will start to treat cocoa farming or agriculture in general as a business. Most research reports at CRIG etc. end up on the shelves in the offices of the researchers. It is high time we bridge the gap between research and business. Also adopt incentive programs such as forgiveness of student loans, access to finance etc. to young graduates who are willing to go into cocoa farming every year. Cocoboard can use its financial capabilities in this regard by announcing such programs at the various universities which offer agriculture as an area of specialization, thus bridging the gap between the private sector and academia. This is a sector where we have comparative and competitive advantages in the global supply chain and every effort should be made to increase our productivity or at the bare minimum to sustain it. We shall be tracking to see if you were able to achieve these goals during your tenure.
kwesi 9 years ago
HOW I WISH MR OPUNI STANDS FOR THE PRESIDENSY AFTER MR MAHAMA FINISH HIS EIGHT YEAR TERM AND I WILL BET EVEN MY LIFE FOR HIM FOR THE GOOD WORK HE IS DOING FOR COCOA INDUSTRY AND GHANA AS A WHOLE.
HOW I WISH MR OPUNI STANDS FOR THE PRESIDENSY AFTER MR MAHAMA FINISH HIS EIGHT YEAR TERM AND I WILL BET EVEN MY LIFE FOR HIM FOR THE GOOD WORK HE IS DOING FOR COCOA INDUSTRY AND GHANA AS A WHOLE.
Pelicles 9 years ago
Do we value our cocoa farmers at all? I doubt.
Do we value our cocoa farmers at all? I doubt.
JH New York 9 years ago
Yes ;but what is the CEO talking about !
We live in a Country where people expect to eat food but the farmers have no respect , looked down upon,are degraded as under privileged in Society. So what do you expect !
People ... read full comment
Yes ;but what is the CEO talking about !
We live in a Country where people expect to eat food but the farmers have no respect , looked down upon,are degraded as under privileged in Society. So what do you expect !
People live in houses and want to ply good roads.But the brick layer and the road Construction labourers have no respect or recognition in our Society.So not until Ghanaian have a revolution in the mind to recognize all and sundry,to embrace the fact that nation building requires the services of all levels and trade of people. There's going to be a time absolutely very very few people would dare venture into farming etc.
What is the academic title of the CEO ,huh !
"Dr". So why is Dr Opuni Crying .Every one wants his/her Child if possible, to be the boss.Because education is the only key. now in Ghana to feel as a Humankind.
The Ghanaian Society is Completely Sick in the mind.
The Mask 9 years ago
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. They must ask the King of Akyem (Okyehene) for land in constructing this edifice. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at ... read full comment
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. They must ask the King of Akyem (Okyehene) for land in constructing this edifice. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at least 12 Akyem districts which make up more than half the population on the region. The GDP and GNI of these Akyem districts are very high. They stem from:
Gold mining
Diamond mining
Cocoa
Oil Palm (the largest in West Africa)
Timber
Software development
etc
The money supply and capital in the at least 12 Akyem districts are wholly inadequate. BOG must remove impediments to the setting up of rural banks in these districts and encourage ADB and GCB to open branches in these districts.
The government must further ensure that wholly owned Ghanaian banks, including rural banks, get at least 80% of the banking revenue.
kwarteng clement 9 years ago
Spu Cocoa please help as we work some mouth not get our salary
Spu Cocoa please help as we work some mouth not get our salary
Three company doing research for cocoa productivity CRIG,SPU,,CHED,!!!!!!!!!!!!!what ?another SUBA contract Ghana has big problem .
You are write,today consultancy ,tommorow, committee , Another way of looting
NDC government has never supported coca farmers, for it is dominated by Akans. Destroying Cocoa industry is one of Ewes dominated NDC to poorize Akans.NDC government destroyed most of our farmers cocoa farms in Western Region ...
read full comment
Cocoa farming? who want to go into farming? No member of my family will ever set foot on cocoa farm. My Oma did have cocoa farm and I worked on it as a child. My siblings and children, no way. Others can do it but Kwaku Obneg ...
read full comment
My brother i do agree with you in toto.Let some of Ghana's elite who benefitted from CMB scholarship go into cocoa farming. Cocoa scholarship went to children of the elite government officials from central, volta, and the nor ...
read full comment
YES, ACQUIRE THEM LAND, PAY THEM COMPETITIVE PRICES, GIVE THEM DECENT ACCOMMODATION, WATER AND ELECTRICITY, THEY WILL, GO EVEN AFTER UNIVERSITY.
Alan is a young gentleman , oldmen should leave the seen of politics
Intricacies of cocoa farming is only learnt on the job, plus the physical labour, unlike other farm products. It is for this reason our parents apprenticed their children on the farms, which our leaders (blindly following the ...
read full comment
Make the Cocoa farmer REALISE that HIS EFFORTS are appreciated BY THE NATION by IMPROVING their living AND working enviroments!!
Yes indeed and we need to address it. Despite the importance of Cocoa to the economy, it still remains a family business. What can we do to change as was the case with Cote d'Ivoire which witnessed the emergence of large comm ...
read full comment
insulting and degrading them and still living fat on their sweat,you`ve never seen nothing yet.
The basic truth is that the current price of cocoa on the world market is not enough to sustain the farmers. The price of cocoa in 2014 is still lower than in 1980. This is mainly because the multinational companies that prod ...
read full comment
Dear Dr. Opuni, This is good initiative but please make sure the board members are not only the PhDs you have named in this report but more importantly other well seasoned business executives and entrepreneurs who will start ...
read full comment
HOW I WISH MR OPUNI STANDS FOR THE PRESIDENSY AFTER MR MAHAMA FINISH HIS EIGHT YEAR TERM AND I WILL BET EVEN MY LIFE FOR HIM FOR THE GOOD WORK HE IS DOING FOR COCOA INDUSTRY AND GHANA AS A WHOLE.
Do we value our cocoa farmers at all? I doubt.
Yes ;but what is the CEO talking about !
We live in a Country where people expect to eat food but the farmers have no respect , looked down upon,are degraded as under privileged in Society. So what do you expect !
People ...
read full comment
The Bank of Ghana (BOG) has no Eastern Regional headoffice. They must ask the King of Akyem (Okyehene) for land in constructing this edifice. I don´t believe that the BOG has accurate data of the economic activity in the at ...
read full comment
Spu Cocoa please help as we work some mouth not get our salary