Parliament will investigate circumstances that led to the rejection of cocoa from Ghana in Japan, Eric Opoku, Member of Parliament for Asunafo South and Ranking Member on the Committee on Food, Cocoa and Agriculture, has said.
According to him, Ghana’s cocoa has over the years been one of the best on the international market, hence it is important to investigate why that record has fallen, leading to the rejection.
Japan has rejected Ghana’s cocoa because of the overuse of chemicals in nurturing the crop.
The Chronicle newspaper reported that Ghana’s cocoa does not meet the standards set by Japanese Food Sanitation Law.
According to the report, cocoa from the West African country was quarantined due to its health implications.
Commenting on this matter on the Ghana Yensom show hosted by Chief Jerry Forson, on Wednesday January 24, Mr Opoku noted that this is a disturbing development given the enviable record Ghana’s cocoa has on the international market.
He said : “This report shows that the quality of our cocoa has dropped and very soon parliament will respond to the report. We will investigate the matter and respond appropriately.”
He added : “Ghana’s cocoa has over the years been the best on the world market because of how we grow our cocoa here in Ghana and that makes this news disturbing.”
Source:Ghana/ClassFMonline.com
