Media General’s broadcast journalist, Ibrahim Abubakar has been nominated for the prestigious Ghana Cocoa Awards.
The award recognises a journalist who has demonstrated consistency and indepth reporting on issues on the Ghana cocoa industry value chain.
Ibrahim’s story on “Cocoa farmer leases part of his farm to illegal miners” was among several others shortlisted for recognition.
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The report highlighted some challenges cocoa farmers face and how they’re leasing out their farms to illegal miners.
COCOBOD reacted to the story by engaging the farmers to rescind their decision of leasing out the farm to the miners.
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The Fourth Annual Ghana Cocoa Awards Dinner is being organised under the auspices of the industry regulator, Ghana Cocoa Board.
It will take place on November 11, 2022, at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra.
Source: Onuaonline.com|Ghana
