Ghana cocoa farmers reject new 'punitive' land conversion law
- Ghanaian cocoa farmers are ramping up their pushback against a new law preventing them from using their land for anything else without permission.
- President Mahama says supporting local processing is the key to economic growth.
- Cocoa chiefs say that the changes still leave the sector resting on an outdated colonial model.
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- Ghanaian cocoa farmers are ramping up their pushback against a new law preventing them from using their land for anything else without permission.
- President Mahama says supporting local processing is the key to economic growth.
- Cocoa chiefs say that the changes still leave the sector resting on an outdated colonial model.
Sources: France 24