{"id":203808,"date":"2024-07-28T06:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T06:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/ghana-throwing-away-its-cocoa-for-the-poisoned-short-term-gains-of-galamsey-lecturer\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T06:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T06:10:27","slug":"ghana-throwing-away-its-cocoa-for-the-poisoned-short-term-gains-of-galamsey-lecturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/28\/ghana-throwing-away-its-cocoa-for-the-poisoned-short-term-gains-of-galamsey-lecturer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana throwing away its cocoa for the poisoned short-term gains of galamsey \u2013 Lecturer \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>The CentreDirector of Centre for Asian Studies (CAS) Lloyd Amoah, has complained bitterly about the rise in the sale of farms to galamseyers at the expense of Ghana\u2019s cocoa.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Making his point in a post shared via social media,\u00a0<strong>Lloyd Amoah<\/strong>\u00a0indicated that Ghana could have made a lot of gains with its cocoa, considering the impact it has had on cocoa products across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>However, due to the parochial interest of some people, especially the political elites, Ghana has had to suffer a dwindle in cocoa production.<\/p>\n<p>He said \u201cThe cocoa we gave the world and what it could have done. Changi Airport all things cocoa joint.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly we are throwing it away for the poisoned short term gains of galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>PAY ATTENTION\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His position was backed by H Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director of Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana)\u00a0who said \u201cSmall footnote: There are no gains to the nation, short or long term, from galamsey. It is an unmitigated disaster. The \u201cshort term gains\u201d are entirely to the pillagers and their principals\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mynewsgh.com <\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CentreDirector of Centre for Asian Studies (CAS) Lloyd Amoah, has complained bitterly about the rise in the sale of farms to galamseyers at the expense of Ghana\u2019s cocoa. 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