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Tetteh Quarshie not the first to bring cocoa to Ghana – Prof. Akosua Larbi
According to Professor Larbi, who is an associate professor at the Department of History of the University of Ghana, cocoa was first introduced into the Gold Coast, by Basel missionaries.
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Speaking at the sixth edition of Achimota School’s 90th anniversary education forum held at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Professor Akosua Larbi said cocoa was not introduced to Ghana by Tetteh Quarshie.
According to Professor Larbi, who is an associate professor at the Department of History of the University of Ghana, cocoa was first introduced into Ghana, which was around that time called the Gold Coast, by Basel missionaries.
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She said “historically cocoa was initially brought into Ghana from Brazil by Rev. Haas. Between 1851 and the 1880s, Rev. Haas, Mole and other missionaries cultivated cocoa.”
“..Tetteh Quarshie was an apprentice at the Basel Mission workshop in Akropong before he left for Fernando Po and popularised cocoa by beginning commercial farming of the crop at Mampong Akuapim.”
She referred to previous research by Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture which was released in 2015 to affirm her assertion.
Tetteh Quarshie is revered highly in Ghana. An image of him can be seen in Ghana’s currency when lifted towards a source of light. There is a hospital and a major interchange named in his honour.
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Cocoa is Ghana’s major cash crop being a significant contributor of Ghana’s revenue.
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