What is the future of chocolate? It may move to new growing regions such as Nigeria, Cameroon and Ecuador, and may adopt new agricultural techniques such as agroforestry and climate smart agriculture.

Cocoa became the backbone of the Gold Coast economy in the early 20th century. Railways accelerated its expansion by linking farming zones to ports. Farmers along rail corridors enjoyed better market ...

On 12 February 2026, Ghana rsquo;s Finance Minister, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, announced a decision that reverberated across the country rsquo;s cocoa belt: the farmgate price of cocoa would be cut from ...

President John Dramani Mahama has assured cocoa farmers that the measures instituted to reform the cocoa sector will bring total transformation and guarantee fair prices going forward ...

Côte d’Ivoire set become world’s third-largest rubber producer Plans add 500,000 hectares by 2036 Rubber export revenue rose to 1.49 trillion CFA francs The Association of Natural Rubber Producing ...

For most of the past two decades, cocoa was a quietly cyclical commodity. From 2010 to 2023, prices bobbed within ...

A determination to address major issues within the cocoa sector, including farmer pay, support and engagement with ...

LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The producers of half the world's cocoa - Ivory Coast and Ghana - ⁠have ⁠struggled to sell beans and pay farmers this year due ⁠to ample global harvests, lower cocoa prices ...

We find out how IFAD is transforming farm losses into bankable opportunities for rural youth and local markets and ECOWAS promised cheaper regional flights after aviation tax cuts — but high fares and ...

Mr. Speaker, the primary objective of the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy is to increase Ghana’s international reserves to fifteen (15) months of import cover by end‑2028 to ...

Ghana’s licensed cocoa buyers owe banks as much as $750 million, the association that represents them said, leaving the ...