Table 3.
Insecticides and fungicides approved by Ghana COCOBOD for use by cocoa farmers in Ghana
Source: Extracted from Adjinah and Opoku (2010) and Afrane and Ntiamoah (2011)
| Trade name | Active ingredient | Main use | Chemical hazardous class (WHO) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocostar | Bifenthrin + Pirimiphos-methyl | Insecticides | II |
| Carbamult | Promecarb | Insecticides | |
| Akatemaster | Bifenthrin | Insecticides | II |
| Confidor | Imidacloprid | Insecticides | II |
| Fungikill | Cupric hydroxide + Metalaxyl | Fungicides | III |
| Metalm | Cuprous oxide + Metalaxyl | Fungicides | III |
| Champion | Cuprous hydroxide | Fungicides | |
| Kocide | Cupric hydroxide | Fungicides | III |
| Nordox | Cuprous oxide | Fungicides | |
| Funguran | Cuprous hydroxide | Fungicides | |
| Actara | Thiamethoxam | Insecticides | III |
| Ridomil | Metalaxyl cuprous oxide | Fungicides | III |
II = moderately hazardous; III = slightly hazardous; (WHO 2005)