Dancehall artiste Livingstone Etse Satekla known in music circles as StoneBwoy has been using music to preach cocoa farming to youth in the country especially in the cocoa growing areas. The musician has been touring parts of the Volta region as an ambassador of MASO programme that aims at empowering the youth of the country

Joyce Pomah is a 24 year native of Adiembrah, a cocoa-growing community in the Asunafo North District of the Brong Ahafo region. Joyce joined the MASO Programme in 2016 to train as a cocoa farmer. “I am convinced I will become a better cocoa farmer in this community. The training my colleagues and I received

Young people who live in rural communities are faced with many challenges including unemployment.  23-year-old Charity Konadu is aware of the limited options in her cocoa growing community, Aboduam in the Sefwi Wiaso District of the Western region. She signed up to be trained as a cocoa farmer with the MASO Programme in 2016. She

Kweku Brimah is 24 years old but already has five years’ experience working on a cocoa farm. Kweku joined his parents to cultivate the family cocoa farm after he completed Junior High School. Occasionally, Kweku also joins other friends to prune and weed other farms for a fee. The newly acquired knowledge from the MASO

MASO works through Community Facilitators to build the capacity of young people interested in either training as cocoa farmers or entrepreneurs in various cocoa growing communities. The facilitators are trained to assist in mobilizing the youth in their communities for training either in the MASO Agro Academy or Business Academy. One such facilitator is Rebecca

“I started supporting my uncle on his cocoa farm in 2014 after I completed Senior High School. This is where I developed an interest in cocoa farming. Now I want to become a professional cocoa farmer”. 24 year old Simon Atsitre lives in Leklebi Agbesia, a cocoa growing community in the Afadzato South District of

Richard Sakyi started “The Lord is My Shepherd Agro Chemicals” shop in October 2016 two months after enrolling in the MASO Business Academy in Ataase near New Edubiase in the Ashanti Region. He was motivated to join the MASO programme as a result of his determination to transform the many problems in his community into