THE HEART IS THE THING ( Introduction)
“Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverb 4:23(KJV) In 1870, Tetteh Quarshie undertook a voyage to the Spanish colony Fernando Po (now Bioko in Equatorial Guinea), and returned to Ghana after six years with several cocoa beans, instead of settling in his home region of Greater Accra, Teshie to be specific, Tetteh Quarshie moved from the plains of Accra to the fertile land of the Akuapim Hills, beyond the Aburi Mountains to settle at Mampong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Whiles at Mampong he acquired a land and started what is known as the first cocoa farm in Ghana. In 1879 Tetteh Quarshie planted the seeds at Mampong with some success. Friends and relatives also undertook the planting of cocoa when pods were distributed to them. Soon other farmers followed suit. It was only at this point that the Basel Missionaries stepped into the picture by importing large quantities of the crop into the country. From the Gold Coast (G...