Ghana’s cocoa output, which peaked at one million tonnes in the 2010/2011 season, dropped to a record low of approximately 650,000 tonnes in 2022/2023 and even lower in the 2023/2024 season.

Ghana is the second largest cocoa producer in the world; however, its cocoa sector is associated with many socio-economic and environmental problems. The current study is one of the most ...

Stakeholders in the cocoa sector have called for concerted efforts to stem the disturbing reality of the use of children for exploitative labour in cocoa growing communities in the country. The ...

play videoEric Opoku, Minister of Food and Agriculture-designate Eric Opoku, the Minister of Food and Agriculture-designate, has disclosed that Ghana’s cocoa production has plummeted to its ...

Ghana’s cocoa production has plummeted to its lowest point in two decades, with production levels standing at a concerning 530,000 metric tonnes, according to Mr Eric Opoku, the Minister-designate for ...

ACCRA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor output, its food and agribusiness minister-designate told a parliamentary ...

The Police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of cocoa beans to neighbouring countries, specifically, Togo or Burkina Faso, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD ...

Cocoa prices today dropped to 1-week lows as weekend rains in the Ivory Coast and Ghana eased the dry conditions caused by the seasonal Harmattan winds and sparked long liquidation in cocoa.

March ICE NY cocoa (CCH25) Wednesday closed down -130 (-1.19%), and March ICE London cocoa #7 (CAH25) closed down -111 (-1.25%). Cocoa prices fell moderately Wednesday due to the concern that high ...

Ghana’s cocoa industry faces significant challenges, threatening its status as the world’s number two producer top producer. Illegal gold mining, known as “galamsey,” continues to destroy vast tracts ...