In our special report, we spoke with Olasunkanmi Owoyemi, Managing Director at SGC–SunBeth Global Concepts, who offered a ...

West African cocoa production, which has faced two successive below-average harvests, is likely to see another 10% decline in ...

BONN, GERMANY / ACCESS Newswire / July 17, 2025 / Participation in trainings facilitated by Fairtrade for cocoa farmers in ...

Over 70% of worldwide cocoa production is concentrated on the continent, with West Africa at the centre. Africa produced over 3.1 million metric tons of cocoa beans during the 2023/2024 season.

Africa: The Real Cost of Your Chocolate Habit - New Research Reveals the Bittersweet Truth of Cocoa Farming in Africa's Forests. Etty Fidele/Unsplash. Drying cocoa beans in Ivory Coast.

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 makers around the ...

Bio Euphrahim, left, who is based in San-Pédro, Ivory Coast, was one of several young farmers who were part of an ...

West African cocoa production is expected to decline by 10% in the 2025/26 season despite improved weather. Factors such as ...

Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70 percent of the world cocoa is produced. Climate ...

Cocoa also has support after Ghana's Cocoa Board (Cocobod) cut its 2024/25 Ghana cocoa production estimate on August 20 to 650,000 MT from a June forecast of 700,000 MT.

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +139 (+1.45%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is unchanged. NY cocoa prices today are moderately higher. Dry weather in West Africa could ...

However, research suggests that child labour in cocoa farming in West Africa is still rampant. Although trafficking is difficult to study, ...