The Ghana COCOBOD on Wednesday launched the 2019 Ghana Cocoa Day with its corresponding activities aimed at taking stock of happenings in the sector and forecasting the way forward.
The 2019 Cocoa Day, which will be marked in Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region, is on the theme: “Sustainable Cocoa Production for Health and Wealth”. The occasion will be crowned with a grand durbar on October 1.
As part of activities ahead of marking the 2019 Cocoa Day , there will be a health talk with the Muslim Community in Sunyani and a health walk across the principal street of the host town on September 27 and 28 respectively.
There will be the opening of exhibition on Saturday, September 28, at the Jubilee Park in Sunyani to enable stakeholders to sell farm inputs to farmers in the region.
A Youth Forum on Cocoa, to expose the youth to the numerous opportunities in the sector would also be held to encourage them to take advantage of the positive fortunes in farming.
There will also be a “night time” with the National Best Cocoa Farmers on September 30, to celebrate them and interact with them towards advancing the cocoa sector in the country.
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In his address, Dr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of COCOBOD, said the 2019 Cocoa Day observation would serve as a platform to celebrate the efforts of cocoa farmers and roles of stakeholders towards a sustainable cocoa sector.
He added that, at the 2019 Cocoa Day, President Akufo-Addo would announce the new cocoa price for Ghanaian cocoa farmers for the 2019/2020 cocoa season.
