The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Suaman in the Western North Region, Hon. Philip Kwabena Boahen has called on cocoa farmers in the Suaman District to be consciously disciplined and refrain from smuggling of cocoa beans to neighbouring Cote D’Ivoire.
According to him, the new price for the 2022 cocoa season has geared some cocoa farmers explaining the price as low, therefore in his opinion, has gingered the farmers to smuggle their cocoa beans.
The DCE in his displeasure stated how exasperated he is over the act of the farmers that had ensued to the youth and people of Suaman.
Mr Boahen added that the government has put in place adequate measures to abate unemployment through agricultural initiatives in the district, such as weeding gangs, plantain nursery projects, and cocoa rehabilitation, amongst other job for the youth, but the smuggling situation will cease the agricultural benefits in the district.
He warned, “Anyone caught in the act of smuggling cocoa would be termed as economic saboteur and would be made to face the full rigour of the law”