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Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana, Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, engaged the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr Ransford Anertey Abbey, at the head office in Accra, Ghana.
During a courtesy visit, High Commissioner Kaisamba conveyed warm greetings from His Excellency, President Dr Julius Maada Bio, and the people of Sierra Leone, and thanked the Cocoa Board CEO for making time to meet with him.
He reaffirmed President Bio’s vision of making Sierra Leone a food-sufficient nation through his government’s flagship program, Feed Salone, adding that the partnership between both countries is a high priority
Commissione Kaisamba described the visit as a follow-up to study, learn from, and replicate the COCOBOD model in Sierra Leone, as discussed by both President Julius Maada Bio and President John Dramani Mahama.
He furthered this by highlighting Ghana and Sierra Leone’s signing of one core agreement and six memoranda of Understanding, during the inaugural Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation in April this year, to deepen bilateral ties in several areas, including agriculture with a focus on cocoa sector development and knowledge transfer.
In addition, he explained that Sierra Leone is determined to move away from fragmented production and establish a unified, structured cash-crop authority with the support of Ghana’s Cocoa Board.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Ransford Anertey Abbey, thanked the High Commissioner and his team for visiting the Cocoa House. He commended the Sierra Leone Government for considering improving the cocoa industry in Sierra Leone with their support.
The Government of Ghana, through its ministries, departments, and agencies, the Chief Executive said, is ready to share knowledge, lessons learned, strategies, and support Sierra Leone’s cocoa production in rebuilding it.
