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For Ghana's cocoa farmers, fertiliser is the vote winner in looming election

ASSIN FOSO, Ghana (Reuters) - Cocoa farmer Joseph Arkoh's vote in Saturday's election in Ghana hinges on one unlikely issue: fertiliser. "All of us farmers are suffering," the 56-year-old said, as ...
AG Week

Failing Ghana cocoa harvest drives global prices higher

ENCHI, Ghana/LONDON - A poor cocoa harvest in Ghana has left the world's number two producer struggling to fulfill sales contracts and is driving up the price of the commodity on global markets. The ...
Yahoo

Ghana is a world leader in cocoa production. So why does it see just 2% of the $100 billion chocolate industry's profits?

In 2021, Ghana grew 1 million tons of cocoa. But it exported most of that to Europe and North America, where it was turned into chocolate. And the big bucks are in chocolate. Trapped in a trade ...
European Supermarket Magazine

Mondelēz, Barry Callebaut and Sainsbury’s Commit To Protect Forests In Ghana

Mondelēz International has announced plans to protect forests in Ghana and support the country’s sustainable cocoa production ...
MyJoyOnline

A new dawn for Ghana’s cocoa sector: How Dr. Ransford Abbey is repositioning COCOBOD for growth

Ghana’s cocoa sector is showing early signs of a meaningful turnaround, driven by renewed leadership focus, clearer policy ...
The Africa Report

Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire: Cocoa farmers struggle to diversify due to chocolate industry

In other areas, artificial support for cocoa farming is creating a debt problem. Farmers are also still under pressure to supply markets in wealthy countries instead of securing their own future. In ...
Reuters

Ghana to raise cocoa farmgate price by up to 50%, Cocobod says

ACCRA, April 3 (Reuters) - Ghana will raise the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by up to 50% in an effort to share profits from rising global prices and deter farmers from bean smuggling, a ...
NBC4 Columbus

Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers

(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...
Finance & Commerce

Cargill opens $100 million cocoa plant in Ghana

Cargill Inc. has started production at a $100 million cocoa-processing plant in Ghana, the world’s second-biggest grower of the beans. The plant has the annual capacity to process 65,000 metric tons ...
CSR Wire

New, Expanded Programs to Help Cocoa Farming Families, Communities in 2007

WASHINGTON, DC- February 13, 2007 ““ An expanded range of programs supported by the world’s cocoa and chocolate industry, including the World Cocoa Foundation (www.WorldCocoaFoundation.org), will help ...
CNN

Cocoa prices are soaring. Will it affect your Valentine’s Day chocolate?

Cocoa futures have skyrocketed, doubling in the past year. Rising cocoa prices aren’t the only concern for customers this Valentine's Day. Cocoa production is tied to changes in climate, constraining ...
Reuters

For Ghana's cocoa farmers, fertiliser is the vote winner in looming election

Ghana's cocoa production sees worst decline Extreme weather, disease, hit output Farmers say government has not done enough Ghana votes on Dec. 7 ASSIN FOSO, Ghana, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmer ...