A chief has appealed to cocoa farmers to concentrate on their farming activities to enable them to have money to support their children’s education.

Nana Obutu Frimpong, III, chief of Essaso in the West Akim Municipality, called on cocoa farmers to always seek technical advice from extension officers to help increase production.

Nana Obutu, who was speaking at a meeting with cocoa farmers at Essaso, stated that it was important that the problems that had bedeviled the mass cocoa spraying exercise are dealt with swiftly to ensure that the country’s projection for cocoa production this year is not undermined.

The chief appealed to the government to release insecticides for the mass spraying exercise on time and also for them to have absolute control over the spraying process.

Nana Obutu also expressed concern about the inability of some cocoa farmers to have their farms sprayed, although they were infested with pests that destroyed cocoa beans.

GNA