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Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has assured cocoa farmers of government\u2019s continuous support to enable them enhance their production.<\/p>\n

He said the Producer Price of Cocoa announced by government was the highest in recent times.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”SV1QdJhtTTnaKxA13reaVoGatJeK7r8C”]Vice President Amissah-Arthur gave the assurance when he interacted with cocoa farmers at Bimpong-Egya in Twifo Atti-Morkwa constituency of the Central Region.<\/p>\n

The programme forms part of the Vice President\u2019s four-day campaign tour of the Region to rally for votes for the NDC to retain power in the December 7 elections.<\/p>\n

He was accompanied by Mr Kweku Richet Hagan, Regional Minister, Mr Bernard Allotey Jacobs, Regional Chairman of the NDC as well as other stalwarts of the Party.<\/p>\n

Vice President Amissah-Arthur also explained that government had started work on the roads leading to cocoa producing areas to open up the country for development.<\/p>\n

He said government intended to increase cocoa production from 750,000 tons to one million tons this cocoa season.<\/p>\n

He said the government was supplying cocoa farmers with new seedlings for them to replace old cocoa trees as well as agro-chemical and fertilizers to increase the yield of the farmers.<\/p>\n

He said the NDC would not take for granted the continuous support of the people in the area for the Party.<\/p>\n

Vice President Amissah-Athur also introduced he NDC\u2019s parliamentary candidate for Twifo Atta-Morkwa, Mr Samuel Ato Amoah to the people.<\/p>\n

Vice President Amissah-Athur also addressed similar rally at Atti-Morkwa, Nyinasi all in the Twifo Att-Morkwa constituency as well as Wawase and Nkrofom in the Herman Lower Denyira constituency.<\/p>\n

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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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