Cocoa farmers at Mpon appeal for rehabilitation of road

Cocoa Farmers at Mpom, near Sankore in Asunafo South District of the Brong-Ahafo Region has appealed to the District Assembly and Department of Feeder Roads to rehabilitate the five-kilometer road that linked them to Sankore.

Speaking to newsmen at Kwapong, Mr Halifax Addae, Assemblyman and spokesperson for the farmers, said the recent torrential rains had made the road impassable and had therefore cut the farmers off from Sankore, where they sell their goods.

He said several tones of cocoa and other food stuffs had been locked up to go rotten on the farms, due to the nature of the road.

In a related development, Sawire Anafour, a farming community near Goaso in Asunafo North Municipality, has been cut-off from the rest of the municipality following the collapse of three wooden bridges that linked the community with other town and villages.

Nana Kwame Manu, Odikro of the area, told newsmen that apart from the loss of food produce, the situation posed a serious threat to the life of children who pass on the broken bridges to attend school at Pomakrom, a nearby town.

“All the bridges in the area have collapsed and farmers have to lay heavy logs on them before they could cross to their farms,” he said.

Nana Manu said five cocoa farmers have lost their lives on their way to attend hospital at Goaso due to the poor nature of the road.

Source: GNA