Nigeria’s Cocoa Industry in Shambles as Farmers Battle Theft and Violence
Every morning, farmers at Araromi Oke-Odo, a rural community in the Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun, South West Nigeria, tread the moist paths to…
Coffee and cocoa on track to be largest commodity gainers of 2024
Cocoa and coffee saw some of the steepest price increases this year, exacerbated by falling supply and escalating global trade tensions. ADVERTISEMENTCoffee and cocoa are…
Can Swiss chocolate giant Lindt thrive with sky-high cocoa prices?
Chocolate prices in the EU have surged by 11.1% on average over the past year, driven by tripled cocoa costs due to supply disruptions in…
Ivorian cocoa farmers ‘barely survive’ while chocolate company profits soar | Agriculture
Aboude, Ivory Coast – It’s 11am in Aboude, a village in southern Ivory Coast, and Magne Akoua has already been working on his cacao farm…
Chocolate prices to keep rising as West Africa’s cocoa crisis deepens | Agriculture News
Long the world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses, accounting for more than 60 percent of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are both…
Cocoa prices rise to fresh records: Will we run out of chocolate?
Cocoa prices have been steadily rising due to poor harvests, as a result of extreme weather in important cocoa-producing countries in West Africa. ADVERTISEMENTCocoa prices…
Cocoa price soars to all-time high: Will chocolate be more expensive?
Chocolate manufacturers such as Hershey have warned that rising cocoa prices could stunt earnings, as well as cause prices to be passed on to consumers.…
14 places in L.A. to take a ‘treat walk’
Tucked off a quiet street just a couple blocks from the dramatic cliff sides of San Pedro, the Corner Store is so much more than…