Why cocoa farmers are 'ditching' business, selling their lands to illegal miners

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  • Pouv 8 months ago

    Let's be real, cocoa farming is a tough and labourous venture, with not much cash after sales worth celebrating. Compared to those at the top end of the business structure ( cocobod ( lucky bastards)) living a relatively good ...
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  • COD 8 months ago

    That trend, though devastating, will continue owing to the callousness and wickedness and greediness and selfishness and foolishness of our governments through the years.
    Ghana will soon produce no more or very less output o ...
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  • King 8 months ago

    If the illegal miners detected gold in your land they will use forces to mine at your absence, when you refuse to sell the land to them. If you reported to the authorities you end up loosing. The police and the military are o ...
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