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by Justice Obiri | 28-04-2021 12:30
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Ghana and Cocoa Ghana was once the largest producer of cocoa in the entire world but due illegal smuggling of the cash crop to our neighbouring country Cote d’Ivoire, it wasn’t long before Cote d’Ivoire overtook Ghana in the production of cocoa. The story of how cocoa even came to Ghana is a story for another day. Cocoa is a cash commodity that contributes about 30% to Ghana’s export earnings, this means we earn a lot of money from the export of cocoa. The cocoa produced is of high quality and highly nutritious. But there are some hindrances in the work of the farmers of the crop. Due to infection from diseases, sometimes some farmers are tempted to cut down their entire plantation and cultivate a different crop. A few years ago, some rubber producing companies tried to pounce on this occurrences. They proposed to the cocoa farmers to cut down their cocoa and replace them with gum producing plants. The gum is the main component for the production of rubber but activists and environmental enthusiasts like myself stood up against this move and that proposal had to be dropped immediately. European Union (EU), has however threatened to stop importing cocoa from Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire due to high illegal mining activities that are affecting some parts of the cocoa plantations in both countries. This comes down to my consistent voicing out of the country’s inability to fight illegal mining. Illegal mining is destroying all of our natural resources; forest, land, waterbodies, and even the atmosphere. I think this threat from EU should be enforced. The country would definitely lose a lot of money but I think it would draw the attention of authorities to intense the fight against illegal mining. I will talk about the increase presence of China in Ghana and the effects we are gaining from it environmentally in my next report. #StopIllegalMining Green Cheers! |
 
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6 Comments
Dear Justice,
This is your mentor Debbie. :)
Illegal mining really needs to stop! It??s sad that someone??s hard work is just taken away by illegal activities.
I??m already excited to read about the politics between China and Ghana in your next report! :) Please keep us updated.
Best,
Debbie
Posted 01-05-2021 10:39
Wow!, I am proud to hear so much about my country in its cocoa glory, I sincerely hope and wish things do get better. Thanks Mentor Yuseon
Posted 01-05-2021 08:13
Hi Justice,
This is your mentor Yuseon:d
You must feel devasted about your country being taken away the chocolate glory. Actually, this is just a personal TMI but in our country, there is a company called Lotte and they produce a chocolate bar named 'Ghana Chocolate', and it has been my favorite since I was young. So to me, Ghana is almost equal to chocolate in my knowledge.
Its terrible to hear about the illegal mining, and I sincerely hope it would stop.
Thanks for sharing this situation with us!
Wishing for the best,
Yuseon
Posted 30-04-2021 19:08
Thanks
Posted 29-04-2021 04:39
Hey Justice,
I am sorry to hear about the situation of Cocao trading in Ghana,
Chocolate is always my favorite and by reading this article it has made me so sad.
Hope the concerned authority pay keen attention to this ,
Stop the illegal my mining,
Keep sharing
We are eager to read much more from you in coming days too.
Yours,
Sandhya
Posted 28-04-2021 17:29
Hi Obiri,
Since I LOVE chocolate, this article makes me angry!
I knew Ghana is famous for it's cacao and come on people! Stop the ilegal mining!
I look forward to your next report Obiri
Posted 28-04-2021 15:46