Ghana

Pact To Aid Poor Cocoa Farmers In Peril As COVID-19 Hits Demand

The steepest dive in cocoa demand in a decade has thrown into jeopardy a plan by top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana to guarantee some two millio...

US Report On Child Labour On West Africa Cocoa Farms Faces Review Following Criticism

A forthcoming US report that shows child labour has risen in the West African cocoa sector is to be reviewed independently after Ivory Coast and Ghana obje...

Child Labour Still Prevalent In West Africa Cocoa Sector Despite Industry Efforts: Report

The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, accord...

Adverse Weather To Hit Ghana Cocoa Output More Than Expected: Traders

Adverse weather in West Africa could see cocoa output in Ghana, the world's second largest producer, fall short of consensus for a second year ru...

Cocoa Traders Expect Adverse Weather, Hoarding To Hit Ivorian Sales

Adverse weather and hoarding in Ivory Coast could see sales of the top cocoa producer's largest export fall some way short of consensus, which could push g...

Chocolate Makers Hobble Ivory Coast, Ghana Cocoa Premium With Discounts

Ivory Coast and Ghana's move to combat farmer poverty with a living income premium for their cocoa sales is being undermined by chocolate makers scaling do...

Rewe Group To Offer Living Income Premium To Cocoa Farmers

Germany's Rewe Group has announced plans to launch a project that offers a Living Income Differential (LID) to cocoa farmers in West Africa, in addition to...

Ghana Sells 200,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa With Farmer Premium

Ghana, the world's number two cocoa producer, has sold nearly 200,000 tonnes of cocoa for the 2020/21 season, with prices including a new premium to suppor...