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Some cocoa farmers of the Mpasaaso No1 and No2 a community in the Ahafo Ano District in the Ashanti Region, have appealed to the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to check the activities of agro-chemical producers if it is to realise its set target for the cocoa season and it's production. COCOBOD is hoping to achieve 900,000 metric tonnes of cocoa at end of this year's cocoa season. For this reason, it has introduced a number of cocoa productivity enhancement programmes, including the supply of agro-chemicals, subsidised fertilizers, hand-pollination exercises, and pruning among others. However, According to some cocoa farmers in the Ahafo Ano District, given the ‘inadequate’ supply of chemicals, some agro-chemical producers have taken advantage of the situation by selling fake agro- chemicals to the unsuspecting cocoa farmer. This development, the cocoa farmers noted, could derail government’s effort to ensure that farmers record an increase in their yields. In an exclusiv

A 7 year old boy found buried with some parts of his body reportedly missing at Wasa Henman in Wasa Amenfi East Municipality in the Western Region. An eyewitness account suggested that, the deceased left home on Thursday,28th February,2019 and never show appeared and this  triggered the community to announce and search for the whereabouts of the boy throughout the night but all attempt proved futile. The eyewitness, Edward Okai Darko, told Kaakyire Kwasi Afari,on phone that, the Wasa Henman community beefed up their search and discovered the 'missing' child been beheaded and buried with some parts of his body missing by unknown assailants. According to the eyewitness, the corpse has been conveyed and reported to Wasa Juabo police station for thorough investigation. Credit : Edward Okai Darko