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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

07/12/2024 SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com

Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar

Farmers in Ivory Coast, the source of 45% of the world’s cocoa beans, battle climate change and market inequality.

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TOPIC(S): Commodities, Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

06/25/2024 SOURCE: www.barrons.com

Ghana's Cocoa Farmers Turn To Smuggling As Currency Falls

Ghanaian cocoa farmer Isaac Antwi says he has to smuggle his beans to Ivory Coast to sell them at a decent profit even as international prices for the commodity recently surged.

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TOPIC(S): Cocoa, Ag Africa,

06/03/2024 SOURCE: www.pbs.org

Hard-hit cocoa harvests in West Africa cause chocolate prices to soar worldwide

If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after nearly doubling in the last four months. As Ali Rogin reports, this worldwide shortage has been years in the making.

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TOPIC(S): Forestry, Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

05/14/2024 SOURCE: www.businesslive.co.za

Liberia cocoa farming risks undermining EU deforestation law

Farmers moving from Ivory Coast to Liberia looking for land for plantations

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

05/03/2024 SOURCE: www.newsweek.com

Cocoa prices hit historic milestone

And prices will keep rising through the end of the year, experts say.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

04/14/2024 SOURCE: devpolicy.org

Cocoa farming in PNG for all generations - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

The PNG cocoa industry is at risk unless youth and women are integrated into cocoa farming systems, say Swan, Saul and Fidelis.

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture Global, Cocoa,

04/09/2024 SOURCE: www.confectioneryproduction.com

Ghana's government confirms 50% increase for cocoa farmers, matching Ivory Coast's move

Ghana's government has confirmed that it has moved to follow in the footsteps of neighbouring Ivory Coast to increase cocoa price payments to farmers, which will rise 58% to GH¢ 33,120.00 ($2.47kg), in response to major global rises sector values, reports Neill Barston.

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TOPIC(S): Cocoa,

04/04/2024 SOURCE: www.downtoearth.org.in

Cocoa beans are in short supply: What this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers

A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana

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TOPIC(S): Cocoa, Ag Africa,

04/03/2024 SOURCE: theconversation.com

Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers

Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.

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TOPIC(S): Cocoa, Climate Change, Ag Africa,

03/28/2024 SOURCE: srnnews.com

It's a bittersweet Easter for chocolate lovers and African cocoa farmers but big brands see profits - SRN News

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Shoppers may get a bitter surprise in their Easter baskets this year. Chocolate eggs and bunnies are more expensive than ever as changing climate patterns eat into global cocoa supplies and the earnings of farmers in West Africa. About three-quarters of the world’s cocoa — the main ingredient in chocolate — […]

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