The Member of Parliament for Offinso North, Dr. Fred Kyei Asamoah, has spoken out against the government’s decision regarding cocoa farmer payments.
He described the reduction in the producer price of cocoa as a betrayal.
Dr. Asamoah suggested that the government could have established a special support fund for cocoa farmers instead.
This fund would have provided a different kind of assistance to the farmers.
The MP stated that farmers voted for the current administration based on promises made during campaigns.
He believes the price reduction does not honor those promises.
The specific details of the proposed support fund were not detailed by the MP.
The government’s reasoning for the producer price reduction has not been stated.