Meet the 40-year-old cocoa farmer with 101 acres of cocoa plantation

Kwame Alex, a cocoa farmer in Prestea Huni Valley, has welcomed government’s decision to raise the farm gate price of cocoa beans for the new 2023/2024 season.

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President Akufo-Addo made the announcement on September 9, disclosing a significant increase of 63.6% in the farm gate price of cocoa beans, raising it from GH₵800 to GH₵1,308 per bag for the new cocoa season.

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President Akufo-Addo shared this news while inaugurating the 2023/2024 cocoa season in Tepa, Ashanti Region.

In an interview with Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen program Monday, Kwame Alex, a 40-year-old cocoa farmer with 101 acres of cocoa farm, expressed his joy and appreciation for the price increment.

Kwame Alex said the feat chalked as a cocoa farmer is due to hard work and dedication

Meet the 40-year-old cocoa farmer with 101 acres of cocoa plantation… Kwame Alex in African print

The farmer who sold 900 bags of cocoa last year is hoping to increase to 3000 bags this year to enable him expand his poultry farm.

Currently, Alex said employs 19 workers on his cocoa farm.