The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, says government has been able to erase the misconception that Ghanaian cocoa farmers exploit children on their farms. A recent report funded by the US Department of Labour, claimed that Ghana and Ivory Coast were using more than 2 million children on cocoa farms. Even though Ghana has already petitioned the U.S Labour Department disputing the report The CEO of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, says Ghanaian cocoa farmers have been educated on best practices to prevent the international community from boycotting Ghana’s cocoa. Ghana’s cocoa industry is a major contributor to government revenue and GDP. It employs approximately 800,000 farm families spread over nearly half of the 16 regions of Ghana as the crop also generates about $2 billion in foreign exchange annually. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices