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Ghana, Israel collaborate to eliminate cocoa swollen shoot disease

July 30, 2019

Ghana and Israel have signed a cooperation agreement to combat the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD).

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Ghana is the world second largest producer of cocoa, the chief ingredient in chocolate.

However, a myriad of challenges including diseases, such as the CSSVD, have been militating against annual production targets.

In a renewed bid to boost Ghana’s cocoa production, which currently stands around 900,000 metric tonnes, the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has been implementing a combination of interventions dubbed Productivity Enhancement Programmes (PEPs).

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These include rehabilitation of moribund cocoa farms, supply of free seedlings to farmers, mass pruning of farms, subsidised fertilizer, hand pollination, mass spraying and irrigation.

It is in the light of increasing Ghana’s cocoa yields that Cocobod sought a collaboration with Israel.

Cocobod and Israel’s National Agricultural Research and Development Innovation Hub, Volcani (ARO), Tuesday July 30, signed a memorandum of collaboration to find a permanent solution to the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD).

Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive of COCOBOD enters the Cocoa Cure Center of Volcani (ARO) Israel

The brief signing ceremony was held at the Volcani’s Cocoa Cure Center in Israel.

The collaboration is also aimed to optimize cocoa nutrition, irrigation and pollination as well as to improve cocoa seedling health and resilience via biochar solution in nurseries and during planting.

The collaboration is also expected to help develop climate and pest resilient cocoa strains having favourable flavoring and health profiles as well as other subjects of mutual interest as integrated shade/ irrigation solution, post-harvest processing and storage, reduction of post-harvest losses and more.

Cocobod Chief Executive, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, who signed on behalf of COCOBOD, according to a press release said “there is the need to collaborate to find an antidote to CSSVD as we cannot wait any further since the disease poses major threat to the survival of the cocoa industry.”

According to Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), the cocoa swollen shoot virus disease (CSSVD) has since its discovery in 1936 in the Eastern Region of Ghana been a major constraint to cocoa production.

Source: thecocoapost.com

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