Ghana budget to boost cocoa crop
Ghana plans to
spend 140.5 million cedis to boost cocoa fertilisation next year, among
other measures to achieve an output target of 1 million tonnes by 2012,
the government said on Thursday.
Ghana, the world’s
No. 2 cocoa grower, hopes to raise output from the 700,000 tonnes
projected for the current season by a series of measures, including
extending the use of fertiliser and improving working conditions for
sector personnel.
“An amount of 140.5
million cedis has been set aside for the cocoa hi-tech programme, which
will ensure that appropriate cocoa fertilisers are available at the
right time for use by farmers,” finance minister, Kwabena Duffuor, told
parliament in the 2011 budget speech.
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