COCOBOD Expresses Worry About New EU Rules

COCOBOD Expresses Worry About New EU Rules

But he noted that the new rules overlooked matters of cost and accountability for the technologies and equipment used to carry out these initiatives, which he claimed were prohibitively expensive and beyond the means of the individual farmers.

The conclusion, he continued, is that after all of that, who bears the financial burden? From the polygon maps to bringing in the technology and training, everything needs real-time data to function, so since this hasn’t been taken into account by the new EU regulations, the operator bears the cost, which will drive up the price of cocoa from Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, and Cameroun.

COCOBOD Expresses Worry About New EU Rules
COCOBOD Expresses Worry About New EU Rules

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