The story of cocoa in Ghana is the story of a moving cocoa frontier which enabled
unprecedented increase in production and catapulted Ghana to one of the world's top cocoa …

Based on a longstanding colonial history of unequal exchange between the Global North
and South, cocoa-based products and in particular chocolate nowadays belong to the …

Sustainability remains high on the worldwide agenda in the cocoa sector as numerous
problems threaten its viability. This study gives a broad picture of the Ghanaian cocoa sector …

The cocoa sector faces a number of deeply embedded, interrelated challenges, including
old trees with low productivity; low farmer and worker incomes; pest and disease attacks; …

Sustainability certification has triggered diverse dynamics of change in the Ghanaian cocoa
sector, which has been strongly targeted by TNCs' sustainability strategies over the past …

In this chapter, the results of the empirical study on transnational CSR in Ghana's cocoa
sector are presented. The case study project, hereafter “the studied project” has been …

After years of multi-stakeholder commitment to sustainable cocoa farming and processing in
Ghana, a surprising number of important analytical questions remain unanswered, and …

Executive summary The cocoa sector faces various challenges that need to be addressed
before a transformation towards sustainable development can be achieved. One key …

Cocoa farmers are not receiving living wages and the value chain is being squeezed,
leaving the cocoa sector's sustainability at stake. There is a need to raise awareness about …

Some of the global chocolate industry's biggest players, such as Ferrero, Mars, and
Hershey, have expressed their commitment to achieve a sustainable cocoa sector by the …