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Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the CEO of COCOBOD, adding his voice to the destruction of the cocoa farms condemned the actions of MIGOP Mining Limited, accusing them of endangering the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and expressing concerns over potential losses to Ghana's cocoa production.
This comes after the Minerals Commission of Ghana granted permission to MIGOP Mining Limited (formerly known as BSD Mining), a foreign-owned gold mining firm, to utilize 4,343.69 hectares (10,859.225 acres) of cocoa plantation farmlands in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality in the Ashanti Region.
COCOBOD has expressed concerns about Ghana's potential loss of its premium position in the global cocoa market due to illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey.
"Per what we’re seeing, if nothing is done to stop this act [galamsey], we may lose even our position as the number one premium cocoa.
If we continue to this, then we’re going to lose that, the quality of our cocoa beans is going to be affected seriously," he said..
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