Cote d’Ivoire still tops the world in Cocoa production followed by Ghana. This is evidenced in the latest Cocoa production statistics.
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Training Cocoa farmers
Technical skills training is a requirement for any desired transformation. In the Cocoa sector of some tropical countries such as Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and many others, the technical skills of Cocoa farmers are improved regularly in order to increase productivity and improve livelihood. Similar technical trainings are offered in other important sectors of these countries. The slideshow above portrays farmers receiving training on improved methods of Cocoa production in Ghana.
COCOA, AN IMPORTANT CASH CROP
Cocoa supports the socio-economic development of many developing countries.The video episode above is on the importance of pruning of cocoa trees. Pruning has several advantages such as allowing penetration of sunlight for pods production, reducing the spread of Blackpod disease and insect pests etc.