COCOA farmers in the Western Region have described as criminal a false report by a foreign media that staged and filmed a scene in a cocoa farm in the region under the guise of being Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) officials. This followed publication by Qatar-based media organisation Al Jazeera whose reporters visited Ohiampeanika in the Amenfi West District in the Western Region and disguised themselves as officials of COCOBOD The report The Al Jazeera reporter speaking through a Ghanaian interpreter told the unsuspecting farmers that they were from COCOBOD and their mission was to interact with them and document their challenges and together help provide solutions. The farmers said after discussions on production and answering their questions, the Al Jazeera team requested to visit a nearby cocoa farm for some videos to support their discussions after which the supposed officials made a lot of promises to the farmers. The intentions A former Assembly member for the area, Samuel Of...