{"id":451023,"date":"2017-12-31T09:56:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T09:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/cocobod-boss-expresses-worry-over-loss-of-cocoa-farms-in-the-country\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T09:56:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T09:56:36","slug":"cocobod-boss-expresses-worry-over-loss-of-cocoa-farms-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/cocobod-boss-expresses-worry-over-loss-of-cocoa-farms-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"COCOBOD boss expresses worry over loss of cocoa farms in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/13004839.295.jpg\" alt=\"COCOBOD Cocoa Visit\" title=\"COCOBOD Cocoa Visit\" width=\"295\" height=\"147\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Mr. Aidoo paid a visit to some cocoa farms in the country<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514714196_964_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Joseph Boahen Aidoo has raised concerns regarding the extent to which the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus (CSSVD) has infested farms in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Aidoo made this observation during his tour of some cocoa farms in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The tour aimed to acquaint \u00a0Mr. Aidoo on the situation of cocoa farms in the country, after the introduction of the Hand pollination exercise in the Western South and North cocoa growing areas in the country .<\/p>\n<p>He expressed disappointment at the state of CSSVD infestation when he was greeted with it as well as pest infestations on some \u00a0cocoa farms.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Aidoo was \u00a0also accompanied on the familiarization tour by the directors of the various COCOBOD subsidiaries: Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) and Seed Production Division (SPD).<\/p>\n<p>He used the opportunity \u00a0to discuss with some subsidiary heads \u00a0actions to be taken immediately and also design a rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n<p>Aidoo also urge them to take samples of the diseased pods for further studies to arrive at the appropriate interventions.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Aidoo paid a visit to some cocoa farms in the country Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Joseph Boahen Aidoo has raised concerns regarding the extent to which the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus (CSSVD) has infested farms in Ghana. 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