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Cocoa swollen shoot disease worsening in Ghana

Cocoa swollen shoot disease worsening in Ghana

Swollen shoot disease continues to affect cocoa production in Ghana.

Cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire prepare for main crop

Cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire prepare for main crop

Côte d'Ivoire, the world's top cocoa producer, is in its rainy season, which runs from April to mid-November.

How soaring cocoa prices affect stakeholders

How soaring cocoa prices affect stakeholders

Different stakeholders in the cocoa sector have mixed reviews of the increase in cocoa prices globally.

Côte d'Ivoire cocoa farmers bank on rains to boost harvest

Côte d'Ivoire cocoa farmers bank on rains to boost harvest

Cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire hope that the April to November rains would boost production after a period of depressed harvest.

Ghana's Cocobod urges more funds to fight cocoa disease

Ghana's Cocobod urges more funds to fight cocoa disease

Ghana's cocoa regulator, Cocobod, has appealed for more funds to help in the fight against crop disease to boost cocoa production.

Hot dry spell could reduce Côte d'Ivoire cocoa mid crop

Hot dry spell could reduce Côte d'Ivoire cocoa mid crop

Hot dry spell could reduce Côte d'Ivoire's cocoa mid crop, farmers said on Monday.

Ghana to raise price of cocoa paid to farmers

Ghana to raise price of cocoa paid to farmers

Ghana will raise the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers by 50%, the country's cocoa board said on Wednesday.

African cocoa: How price surge chokes global chocolate market

African cocoa: How price surge chokes global chocolate market

Cocoa prices have trebled in a year because of a decline in supply from African countries that produce 75% of the world's beans but reap barely 3% of the value chain.

Plant disease, drought: Cocoa prices nearly double

Plant disease, drought: Cocoa prices nearly double

A number of factors, including plant disease and drought, have affected cocoa production, leading to a sharp increase in chocolate prices globally.