Cocoa has long provided a lifeline in Ivory Coast but adverse weather and plant diseases have hurt harvests in recent years.

Cocoa exports make up betwenn 15 and 20% of Ivory Coast's GDP. The effects of the new tariffs, imposed by US president Donald ...

ABIDJAN, April 14 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in the world's top-producing country Ivory Coast warn insufficient rainfall could hurt both the quality and size of the April-to-September mid-crop.

Rock-bottom cacao prices and low productivity lead many cacao farmers to cut down forests in an effort to grow more cacao and raise their incomes. In Ivory Coast, The Sustainable Trade Initiative ...