West Africa

Soil Moisture Offsets Dry Weather, Boosts Ivory Coast Cocoa Crop, Farmers Say

Soil moisture compensated for dry sunny weather in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, boosting the upcoming harvests of the October-to-...

Global Cocoa Market Deficit Seen Widening This Season, Prices To Rise

The global cocoa market is expected to record a widening supply deficit in the current season that ends in September, and prices are seen rising as a resul...

US Report On Child Labour On West Africa Cocoa Farms Faces Review Following Criticism

A forthcoming US report that shows child labour has risen in the West African cocoa sector is to be reviewed independently after Ivory Coast and Ghana obje...

West African Food Trade Under Strain As COVID-19 Shuts Borders

In ordinary times, it takes Boureima Diawara two or three days to truck his mangoes the 1,200 km (745 miles) from southern Mali to Senegal's seaside capita...

Child Labour Still Prevalent In West Africa Cocoa Sector Despite Industry Efforts: Report

The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, accord...

Adverse Weather To Hit Ghana Cocoa Output More Than Expected: Traders

Adverse weather in West Africa could see cocoa output in Ghana, the world's second largest producer, fall short of consensus for a second year ru...

Rewe Group To Offer Living Income Premium To Cocoa Farmers

Germany's Rewe Group has announced plans to launch a project that offers a Living Income Differential (LID) to cocoa farmers in West Africa, in addition to...

Mondelēz Works To Reduce Deforestation In West Africa

Snack food company Mondelēz International has announced that it will collaborate with governments in West Africa to reduce deforestation in the cocoa suppl...

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