ASSOCIATION SUPPLIES FARMING INPUTS TO FARMERS (PAGE 20)

THE Cocoa Abrabopa Association (CAA) has provided farming inputs worth more than GH¢5,000,000 to its members on credit.
The association that was registered in January, this year, to provide assistance to cocoa farmers through the supply of improved yields and quality beans to improve the quality of life of cocoa farmers, has a total membership of 1,000.
The Executive Secretary of the association, Mr Eliseus Opoku-Boamah, made this known at Dunkwa-on-Offin. Mr Opoku-Boamah said each farmer received inputs worth GH¢390 and operational expenses of GH¢160.
He said the recovery rate had been over 90 per cent and commended the farmers for their co-operation. Mr Opoku-Boamah also praised TechnoServe Ghana, Wienco Ghana Limited, the Ghana Cocoa Board and their partners, which supported the project.
The Dutch Ambassador to Ghana, Lidi Remme Lzwaa, said the Netherlands as a significant consumer of cocoa products in the world, was ready to support efforts aimed at improving cocoa production as well as the life of cocoa farmers.
The ambassador said out of the about 35,000 metric tonnes of cocoa the Dutch consumed yearly, about 60 per cent was expected to come from Ghana.
She welcomed the collaboration between Wienco Ghana and the association and said it marked the beginning of a milestone in the future of the association and the lives of hard-working cocoa farmers.