Ghana's parliament is said to have passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval.

The new measure was reportedly passed last week Thursday, but the contents of the law were not made public until late Sunday. 

The country's President John Mahama has apparently not yet signed the law yet.

The legislation would give all cocoa farms protected status, making it a criminal offense to repurpose them for anything else without authorization, drawing criticism from farmers.

For more on this, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Eric Mawuena, Channel Africa's correspondent in Ghana...

Ghana's parliament is said to have passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval.
The new measure was reportedly passed last week Thursday, but the contents of the law were not made public until late Sunday.&nbsp;
The country's President John Mahama has apparently not yet signed the law yet.
The legislation would give all cocoa farms protected status, making it a criminal offense to repurpose them for anything else without authorization, drawing criticism from farmers.
For more on this, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Eric Mawuena, Channel Africa's correspondent in Ghana...

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