ASSIN FOSO, Ghana (Reuters) - Cocoa farmer Joseph Arkoh's vote in Saturday's election in Ghana hinges on one unlikely issue: fertiliser. "All of us farmers are suffering," the 56-year-old said, as ...

Cocoa is not just a crop in Ghana. For decades, the soft commodity has been a backbone of the country’s foreign exchange earnings, a critical buffer against currency depreciation, and the livelihood ...

Fairtrade Africa, a non-profit organisation working in the agriculture sector, has underscored the need to scale up ...

(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) on Monday closed down -10 (-0.32%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) closed down -12 (-0.51%).

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) today is up +131 (+4.15%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) is up +120 (+5.09%). Cocoa prices are ...

ACCRA (Reuters) -Cocoa farmers in the world's second-biggest producer Ghana are expecting a bumper harvest for the upcoming 2025/2026 season, buoyed by improved flowering and pod development, even as ...

Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator called for boosting the rate farmers get for their crop by more than 60% to discourage them from smuggling beans to the neighboring Ivory Coast where returns for the ...

ACCRA (Reuters) - Cadbury Schweppes promised on Monday to invest 44 million pounds over the next decade to support high-quality sustainable cocoa output in Ghana and also in India, Indonesia and the ...

Since November 2025, hundreds of cocoa farmers in Abirim and across Ghana have been left unpaid for the sweat, sacrifice, and hard work they invest daily to sustain one of the country’s most important ...

Ghana's cocoa production sees worst decline Extreme weather, disease, hit output Farmers say government has not done enough Ghana votes on Dec. 7 ASSIN FOSO, Ghana, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmer ...