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‘They will do it legally or illegally’: Interview with James Giahyue on Liberia’s cocoa boom

In 2024, the price of cacao on world markets spiked dramatically, nearly quintupling from what it had been a year earlier. Prices have since dropped, but along with a land crunch i...

The farmer growing a future under Ghana’s trees

Cocoa farmer Susana Afrifa Ankrah is helping show how protecting forests can sustain livelihoods and build resilience to a changing climate The post The farmer growing a future und...

Disappointment as Ivory Coast keeps cocoa price unchanged

The government will buy the crop at 1,200 CFA francs per kilo ($2.12 USD, the same amount announced in March for the mid-crop season, after months of crisis in the sector

Cocoa farmers battle declining yields in Bono East

Cocoa farmers in parts of the Bono East Region are recording declining yields as prolonged sunshine and erratic rainfall continue to affect production. A 65-year-old farmer, Ms Reb...

COCOBOD distributes 2.8m cocoa seedlings to 2,705 farmers

THE Ghana COCOBOD has distributed more than 2.8 million free hybrid cocoa seedlings, including 67,794 economic shade trees, to 2,705 farmers in the Techiman South District of the B...

Ivory Coast cocoa sellers struggle to use new traceability system

Source: Reuters Ivorian cocoa traders, cooperatives ​and buying agents are struggling to use a new national traceability system introduced ahead ‌of incoming European Union rules b...

Did you know cocoa pulp tastes like lychee?!

From a symbol of wealth and the food of the gods, to a sweet treat many of us can’t go too long without; the story of cacao (or cocoa, depending on how it was processed), has been...

Nigeria’s cocoa exports to US surge to $142m in 2025

Nigeria’s cocoa bean exports to the United States rose from $21.7 million in 2024 to $142 million in 2025, according to the US mission in Nigeria. The post Nigeria’s cocoa exports...

Uganda: Direct Sales Give Eastern Uganda's Cotton Farmers a Stronger Hand

[Bird Story Agency] Cotton farmers in eastern Uganda are bypassing village middlemen and selling collectively or directly to ginneries. The emerging model is giving growers greater...

Cocoa prices are climbing again. Here’s why this time is different

Cocoa prices are rising again as El Niño threatens West African supplies. Chocolate makers have few easy fixes to absorb higher costs.

University of HawaiК»i MДЃnoa to co-lead federal program to boost coffee, cacao production in US and globally

The Coffee and Cacao Innovation Lab will work with small farmers in Hawaiʻi and the continental United States, as well as in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Ugandan coffee farmers take the heat from climate change and thieves

Increased reports of coffee theft have raised questions about farm security.

Coffee Sector Looks Beyond the Bean

[Daily News] Moshi -- TANZANIA Coffee Board (TCB) is pushing coffee farmers and industry players to turn waste and by-products into commercial products as the government seeks to d...

Meiji signs Letter of Intent with Ghana to support sustainable cocoa industry

Meiji Holdings Co. Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Ghana to strengthen cooperation towards the sustainable development of the cocoa industry and the promo...

Smallholder farmers must take advantage of maize exports – Kayula

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Heavy rains during critical period of cacao cultivation hit Ghana’s yields

Heavy rainfall during the cacao flowering season is a major driver of Ghana’s recent harvest fluctuations, new research finds. A study published in September by researchers at the...

INTERVIEW: How Johnvents is turning Nigeria’s cocoa challenges into a global agribusiness

John Alamu, founder and Group Managing Director of Capitalsage Holdings, explains how Johnvents is tackling challenges in Nigeria’s agricultural sector through cocoa processing, fa...

Mars hikes use of sustainably sourced cocoa, but falls short of 2025 goal

The candy maker’s suppliers sourced 98% of cocoa through a responsible sourcing program last year.

Mondelēz names new chief procurement officer as cocoa market stabilizes

Formerly SVP of cocoa enterprise, Zakaria Dahkoun took over the role in August as the company sees better supply security for the key ingredient.

Arrancó desde el estado Sucre el plan nacional del Cacao

La iniciativa agrupa a 120 comunas de 11 estados de Venezuela y busca elevar la producción de cacao en el país La entrada Arrancó desde el estado Sucre el plan nacional del Cacao s...

Kwara Governor Turns to Ghana for Help to Boost Cocoa Production

Kwara State is looking to Ghana for ideas to grow its cocoa business, but the meeting could lead to something bigger than farming.

Togo: Togo's Cotton Farmers Rebuild Soils And Cut Pest Treatments

[Bird Story Agency] Cotton farmers in Togo are rebuilding their soils, reporting higher yields and reducing pesticide applications as regenerative practices take root. Farmer field...

World’s largest houseplant company faces pressure to sign onto worker protections

Caficultores de Lara y Portuguesa instalan campamento y exigen a la agroindustria el respeto a la estructura de costos d...

Los voceros del sector advirtieron que las medidas de presión continuarán y podrían escalar de no obtener una respuesta formal. The post Caficultores de Lara y Portuguesa instalan...