Goaso (B/A), Sept 17, GNA - Cocoa farmers in Asunafo North Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region have appealed to the government to rehabilitate the roads in the area to facilitate the transportation of produce to the market centres. The farmers, located at Kaakyiamoa, Esie-Nimpong and Kojokrom had to carry their produce on their heads for long distances to market centres as a result of the bad state of roads.

Mr Ussif Duah, Assembly Member, noted that the rehabilitation of the roads would enhance the evacuation of large scale agricultural produce from the areas to market centres. He said timber companies operating in the area constructed roads which were maintained by the farmers but the current cost of maintenance was beyond the means of the farmers. Mr Duah called on the Department of Feeder Roads to assist adding, "the volume of agricultural produce in the area is appreciable and without such assistance the farmers will suffer tremendous financial loss".