Crisis in West Africa's Cocoa Industry Sparks Concerns of Sustained Increase in Chocolate Prices
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 13:12
West Africa's Cocoa Crisis
Surveying the stripped landscape of her farm - dotted with pools of cyanide-tainted, tea-coloured waste water left by illegal gold miners - is enough to make Janet Gyamfi break down. Only last year, the 27-hectare plot in western Ghana was covered with nearly 6,000 cocoa trees.
Global Supply Impact
Long the world's undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and Ivory Coast are both facing catastrophic harvests this season.
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