Mining Threatens Ghana’s Cocoa Farms …Dwomoh Sarpong Warns
An environmentalist and farmer, Nana Dwomoh Sarpong, has warned that Ghana risks losing significant portions of its cocoa farms and agricultural lands to mining activities unless urgent measures are introduced to protect farmers and their livelihoods. He has called on the government to establish a dedicated compensation fund for farmers whose lands are destroyed by […] The post Mining Threatens…
Environmentalist Nana Dwomoh Sarpong has expressed grave concerns over the threat mining activities pose to Ghana's cocoa farms and agricultural lands. He urged the government to establish a compensation fund for farmers whose lands are destroyed by mining, while also compelling mining companies to reclaim degraded lands and return them to their original owners.
Sarpong's warnings come as figures from the Ghana Cocoa Board indicate that approximately 30,000 hectares of cocoa farms had been destroyed by illegal mining and other human activities as of December 2024, with another 50,000 hectares at risk.
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