COCOA MASS SPRAYING GANG RECEIVES TRAINING IN NKONYA WURUPONG.
The Cocoa Mass Spraying Gang in Nkonya Operational Area in the Hohoe-Kpeve District has today received comprehensive training ahead of the upcoming 2020/2021 Mass Spraying Season which will commence in 1 st June, 2021. Addressing the Spraying Gang, the Technical Officer in Charge of Extension in the Area, Francis M. Eshun welcomed all the team of sprayers for attending the training. He stated that, the training is very important for COCOBOD as well as the safety of the Spraying Gang members themselves. “It has been the target of COCOBOD to achieve the 1 million tonne target. Many factors contribute to low cocoa productivity, of which the incidence of Black Pod Disease and Capsids (Akate) are not exception”, Mr. Eshun stated. He added that, “for the Ghana Cocoa industry to remain competitive and even take its past glories as World’s leading producer requires concerted efforts, hence the criticality of Mass Spraying Gang”. “This year, COCOBOD has provid...