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Climate change is scorching the cocoa belt — and you’re paying the price
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...
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Sweet nothings: what West Africa’s COPEC plan means for cocoa farmers
As the two largest producers of cocoa globally, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have partnered up to form a ‘chocolate OPEC’. The pairs’ ambitions of lifting cocoa farmers out of poverty, however, may be ...
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Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers
A shortage of cocoa ... in farmers becoming poorer. Another impact of the output decline is a reduction in local processing. Major African processing facilities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have ...
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Cocoa farmers urge African leaders to tackle industry woes
Furthermore, COFAAA remains firmly committed to improving the livelihoods of cocoa farmers across Africa, hence we recognize the key role played by the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana initiative ...
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Meet CLEF: Pioneering Public-Private Coalition for Education in Côte d’Ivoire
The Child Learning and Education Facility (CLEF) is a public-private-philanthropic partnership that aims to improve access to quality education for children in cocoa-growing regions ... the government ...
Ghana Business News7d
ECA and partners discuss benefits of Regional Agricultural Value Chains for Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire
Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire are the two largest producers of cocoa in the world. While Cote d’Ivoire is ... policy experts, CSOs, farmers, bankers, importers and exporters in the agricultural sector, met ...