Entry: Yoshinori Doi, Meiji
The 20th Partnership Meeting was held in Ghana at the end of October.
Some of us attended the field trip to Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) in New Tafo, to learn about research work on cocoa, coffee, shea nut, kola and cashew nut, the previous day of the meeting.
On the way to CRIG, we dropped in at Tetteh Quarshie’s Cocoa Farm and saw two kinds of original cocoa trees that were planted in 1879!
After Tetteh Quarshie’s Farm, we went to COCOBOD Jubilee Cocoa Farm in Akwapin - Mampong, where some of us including me, had visited before during Ghana Cocoa Tour operated by WCF and COCOBOD in 2007, and planted and registered some young cocoa trees with GPS.
At first, I couldn’t believe my eyes.
I happened to find a cute little pod bearing on my tree!
It would be my first crop in Ghana!
That’s a one small pod for Ghana, but one giant fruit for me.
My sincere thanks to WCF staff and COCOBOD for a well-organized field trip.
I believe my tree will contribute to the one million MT productions for the current season in Ghana.
Pictured: Yoshinori Doi, Meiji, WCF Member
Photo credit: Caitlin Smith, Euromar