Ghana is losing forests because of cocoa farming, firewood harvesting, mining and logging.
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The doubling in the price of cocoa would have pushed up the price of cocoa in a typical snack bar by just six cents.
And despite soaring cocoa prices, farmers aren’t seeing the benefit.
Ghana and other west African cocoa growing countries must harness their combined bargaining strength to address the challenges plaguing cocoa farming.
By generating new high-resolution maps, researchers found cocoa plantations were causing far worse forest destruction in West Africa than previously thought.
Children working on family farms is often mistaken for harmful child labour.
Good things can come in chocolatey packages, but read the fine print if you want to avoid potential side effects of eating Easter treats.
Two food scientists, an entomologist, an anthropologist, a veterinarian and a historian walk into a bar (of chocolate) and tell bitter and sweet stories of this favorite treat.
The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?
Reforestation programmes should consider the parasitic relationship between mistletoes and their hosts and their ecological benefits for bird diversity.
The Ghanaian currency is facing structural hurdles.
Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire’s best option is to control and restrict supply instead of simply adding a price premium.
Ghana remains heavily dependent on primary commodity exports for foreign exchange earnings.
What is it about chamomile tea, milk and cocoa that could help us sleep better, and what does the evidence say?
There’s a bittersweet history to chocolate in America. At one plantation museum in Virginia, the story of enslaved chocolatier Caesar shows the oppression that lay behind the elite’s culinary treat.
Cocoa may not be the panacea it was once believed to be, but it’s more than just a guilty pleasure.
Before you stock the pantry with chocolate this Easter, think twice about whether it’s ethically produced.
The rising demand on the world market for cocoa has put pressure on Ghana’s forests.
A large free trade area could hinder the development of manufacturing, which countries need for economic growth.
It is time for Ghana to consider the future of its cocoa farmers rather than multinational chocolate producers.
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