Government Urged To Subsidise Fertilizers For Farmers To Ensure Increased Cocoa Production

The Chief of Fofordor, near Twifo Hemang in the Twifo Hemang Lower District, Nana Yaw Ando, has called on Government to revert to the policy of subsidizing fertilizers for farmers to help increase cocoa production. 

Nana Ando said this at a meeting with cocoa farmers, which discussed the need for government to subsidise the prices of fertilizer for cocoa farmers. 

He said the introduction of the free fertilizer policy is a lofty programme but is benefiting only a few. 

He said the criteria and channel of distributing the fertilizer is rather benefiting people who are not farmers. 

Nana Ando called on the government to improve the channel of distribution to ensure that the items are available to all categories of farmers. 

A farmer representative, Kwame Nkum, received 1,000 bags of fertilizer, and expressed appreciation to government. 

He said most farmers complained that they did not receive any fertilizer and this has raised suspicion and tension among farmers in the area. 

He appealed to government to increase the supply so that every farmer would benefit from the package.

GNA