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<\/a>The International Labour Organisation (ILO) through its Cocoa Community project, has commissioned a research report that identifies practical measures to enhance productivity in cocoa growing communities in Ghana.<\/p>\nThe research seeks to identify sustainable measures to enhance cocoa productivity and improve livelihoods in cocoa growing communities within the context of eliminating child labour.<\/p>\n
The study revealed that the country\u2019s cocoa farming was dominated by ageing farmers because the enterprise was unattractive to the youth.<\/p>\n
Mr Paul Asamoah Kukwaw, the Research Consultant, noted at a day\u2019s workshop in Accra on Tuesday that interventions introduced into the cocoa sector by Government, NGOs and private sectors, had contributed to significant improvement in productivity.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, the reach has not been extensive enough, leaving a large segment of cocoa farmers out of the benefit of those interventions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He said it was also to improve knowledge in agricultural practices and promote social wellbeing, leading ultimately to increased productivity and reduced dependence on child labour.<\/p>\n
Mr Kukwaw called for pragmatic efforts in adopting measures such as agronomy, biotechnology, disease and pest control management and technology transfer through research to enhance productivity in the sector.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Mariam Gachago, Chief Technical Advisor of ILO, said the research findings and recommendations would be an important tool in the implementation of the Cocoa Community project.<\/p>\n
She said the project was being implemented in four districts of the country \u2013 Birim South, Twifo Herman Lower Denkyria, Wassa Amenfi West, and Suhum Kraboa Coaltar.<\/p>\n
She explained that the project was focusing on the integrated area-based approach and had recognized poverty and decent work deficits as the key causes of child labour in the sector.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026that any efforts to eliminate child labour in cocoa growing communities, as part of a wider national strategies will enhance decent work, promote education and reduce poverty,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
She called on stakeholders to contribute their ideas to improve on the livelihood of cocoa farmers to avoid child labour in the country.<\/p>\n
She commended the country for its efforts in the elimination of worst forms of child labour in the sector.<\/p>\n
Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, commended the ILO for introducing more interventions to fight the child labour menace.<\/p>\n
He also lauded the contributions of other stakeholders in the elimination and provision of livelihood for farmers in the sector.<\/p>\n
Source: GNA<\/p>\n
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