The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has cautioned farmers who involve in the diversion and selling of cocoa fertilizers to desist from the act.
“We wish to inform the general public that the cocoa fertilizers have been heavily subsidized by the government to ensure accessibility and affordability to all farmers to increase farm yields and any attempt to resell them amounts to diversion which is an offence.
“COCOBOD will therefore like to use this medium to warn all persons involved in this illegal act to desist from the practice or risk facing the full rigours of the law, which will include arrest and prosecution.”
COCOBOD, in a statement, urged all security agencies to be vigilant and intercept suspected cocoa fertilizers, chemicals, and other inputs in the possession of persons without the required documentation covering the movement of such items for further investigations.
It, therefore, encouraged the general public to report all suspected cases to the Ghana Police Service for the necessary action.
