Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps

Cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, are first fermented after being harvested and then left to dry in the sun The ...
Idaho State Journal

Cocoa beans rot and West African farmers seek other options after commodity crash

KONA, Ghana (AP) — Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year ...
Vanguard

Africa earns under 10% of $120bn chocolate market – Report

The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COCEFAAA) has disclosed that Africa earns less than 10 per cent ...
Tribune Online on MSN

Cocoa, coffee farmers move to further develop commodities in Africa

Speaking on the development, the Global president of COCEFAAA, Comrade Adeola Adegoke, said the underdevelopment of cocoa and coffee in areas such as pre- and post-harvest activities, low yields per ...
The Business & Financial TimesOpinion

The Inconvenient Truth with Ing. Prof. Douglas Boateng: The cocoa-chocolate horse bolted long ago: Africa must now chase the nutraceutical and cosmeceutical future

The next frontier for economic emancipation By Ing. Prof. Douglas Boateng There is an uncomfortable truth that echoes quietly ...
The Punch on MSN

Africa’s coffee, cocoa farmers unveil plan to boost global competitiveness

The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa has unveiled a three-year development plan aimed at boosting cocoa and coffee production across the continent and improving the livelihoods ...