Governments slashes price of Cocoa fertilizers by 53%

The government has slashed the price of fertilizers to Cocoa farmers in the country by 53%, to help boost the production of cocoa in the country.

Public Relations Manager at COCOBOD, Noah Amenya  says “a bag of the granular fertilizer is now being offered to cocoa farmers at GH¢ 80.00, while a litre of the Liquid fertilizer is GH¢20.00, representing subsidies of 53.4% and 81.03%respectively”.

The previous price per bag of granular fertilizer was GH¢171.75 while a litre of Liquid fertilizer went for GH¢105.00.

In an interview with Citi FM, Mr Amenya called on farmers to insist on buying the fertilizers at the subsidized price from Cocoa Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs), Cocoa Inputs Companies, Offices of Cocoa Farmers’ Associations and Private Inputs Distributors across the country.

The PRO of COCOBOD indicated measures have been put in place to prevent the smuggling of the subsidized fertilizers.

“We have registered all the farmers on our system up to date. The COCOBOD and extension officers know who exactly the farmers are and we know their farm sizes, and we will be able to determine how many bags of fertilizer will be required. So once you get to a place to buy, the database is there and will be able to know whether you are buying it for your farm or you want to smuggle it.”