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.

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.