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The cocoa tree was first grown successfully on the island of Príncipe in 1824. [1] A dormant volcano, Príncipe is particularly well-suited for the cocoa tree because of its volcanic soil. [32] Cocoa plantations cover 25,000 hectares (62,000 acres) of the island of São Tomé, mainly in its northern and central areas. [33]
Cocoa beans and cocoa harvest processing. Ghana's cocoa production grew an average of 16 per cent between 2000 and 2003. [18] Cocoa has a long production cycle, far longer than many other tropical crops, and new hybrid varieties need over five years to come into production, and a further 10 to 15 years for the tree to reach its full bearing potential.
The first allegations that child slavery is used in cocoa production appeared in 1998. [43] In late 2000, a BBC documentary reported the use of enslaved children in the production of cocoa in West Africa. [43] [44] [45] Other media followed by reporting widespread child slavery and child trafficking in the production of cocoa. [46] [47]
While most cocoa is produced in West and Central Africa, most chocolate is consumed in North America and Europe. [2] As of 2024, Ivory Coast and Ghana alone produced 60% of the world's cocoa. [ 3 ] In these two countries, cocoa beans are sold in advance of the October–September growing season via government contracts to trading houses , the ...
Child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that can end up in America's ...
In 2010, cocoa production accounted for only 0.3% of agricultural GDP. [1] Average cocoa beans production in Nigeria between 2000 and 2010 was 389,272 tonnes per year [1] rising from 170,000 tonnes produced in 1999. [3]
Cocoa farmers in the Ahafo region of the west African country say climate change is bringing more erratic rainfall, with drought in formerly rainy periods and unseasonal downpours, so seedlings ...
STORY: Here are five business stories making headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week.Two executives from Canadian mining firm Trevali have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a ...