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Ivorian para-military forces harass Ghanaian Cocoa Farmers
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have agreed to form a joint committee to find a lasting solution to security challenges faced by cocoa farmers along the southern parts of the shared border of the two countries.
Ghanaian cocoa farmers who farm across the Tano river are often accosted by Ivorian Para-military forces when they are ferrying their harvest inland.
Cocoa farmers report falling victim to the activities of the irregular Ivorian forces, who extort the farmers or seize their cocoa beans.
The agreement to form a joint committee was reached when Ghanaian officials hosted their Ivorian counterparts in a meeting at Half Assini in the Western South Region on 24th February 2021.
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to form a joint committee to find lasting solutions to repeated security challenges that confront cocoa farmers along the southern parts of their shared border.
The agreement was reached last Wednesday when Ghanaian officials hosted their Ivorian counterparts in a meeting at Half Assini in the Western Region to discuss the issue.
It is expected to help bring an end to repeated complaints by Ghanaian cocoa farmers that they are often accosted by irregular Ivorian para-military personnel when ferrying their harvests inland across the Tano River.
The farmers have reportedly been constant victims to the activities of the irregular Ivorian forces, who supposedly extort money from the farmers or seize their cocoa beans.
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Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo (middle), CEO of COCOBOD; Dr Koffi N’goran (right), Deputy Director-General of Le Conseil Du Café-Cacao (CCC), and Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, former Minister, Western Region, during the joint meeting at Half Assini
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to form a joint committee to find lasting solutions to repeated security challenges that confront cocoa farmers along the southern parts of their shared border.
The agreement was reached last Wednesday when Ghanaian officials hosted their Ivorian counterparts in a meeting at Half Assini in the Western Region to discuss the issue.
It is expected to help bring an end to repeated complaints by Ghanaian cocoa farmers that they are often accosted by irregular Ivorian para-military personnel when ferrying their harvests inland across the Tano River.
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