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

The sustainability of the global cocoa sector is currently being tested by acute deforestation,
rampant poverty among cocoa farmers and fears of future cocoa supply shortages. Cocoa …

Cocoa is an agricultural good produced mostly in West Africa. The export of cocoa is
paramount for the economies of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire which are the two biggest …

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 …

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

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 …

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; …

2 cocoa remain the major cornerstones of the national economy. Ghana is currently the 2nd
and 8th largest global producer of cocoa and oil palm respectively (FAOSTAT, 2023). Indeed …

For farmers, value chain development promises a better way of securing markets as well as
adding value to their products. But research on agro-commodities shows that value chains …

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 …