IMPACT OF A COCOA INTERVENTION IN GHANA

Smallholder farmers face many challenges in their farm businesses ranging from inadequate technical knowledge, inadequate funds, lack of storage facilities and many others. It appears that when the technical skills of smallholder farmers are improved, they can solve many other problems.

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.