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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 ...
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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 ...

Ghana cocoa's farmers are unpaid and investment in next harvest at risk

By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Some of Ghana's farmers have not been paid and investment in the next harvest is ...

Ghana cocoa farmers decry delayed payments

Nearly 1 million farmers decry late payment from state-owned Ghana Cocoa Board, and two South Sudanese men walk across mainland UK to raise funds and awareness about Sudan war.

Ghana Central Bank Endorses IFC-Access Bank Deal to Boost Cocoa Financing

In a significant move to enhance the financing landscape of Ghana’s cocoa sector, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has endorsed a new Risk-Sharing Guarantee Scheme. This initiative aims to bolster the cocoa ...
AG Week

Ghana to raise area under cocoa production

ASAMANKESE, Ghana - Ghana will aim to raise the area under cocoa production by 750,000 hectares over the next decade, the chief executive of cocoa industry regulator Cocobod said on Thursday, from ...
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 ...
Digital Journal

Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry

Along with gold and oil, the cocoa industry is a mainstay of Ghana's economy and foreign currency earnings - Copyright POOL/AFP Dmitry ASTAKHOV Along with gold and ...
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 ...
Digital Journal

Ghana’s cocoa farmers turn to smuggling as currency falls

Higher production costs and the Ghanaian currency's fall have hurt cocoa farmers - Copyright AFP Sakis MITROLIDIS Higher production costs and the Ghanaian currency's ...
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 ...