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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.
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate, [1] as of 2024 producing 45% of the world’s cocoa. [2] [3] West Africa collectively supplies two thirds of the world's cocoa crop, with Ivory Coast leading production at 1.8 million tonnes as of 2017, and nearby Ghana ...
Certain labor-intensive cash crops, such as cocoa production in Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, rely heavily on smallholders; globally, as of 2008, 90% of cocoa is grown by smallholders. [6] These farmers rely on cocoa for up to 60 to 90 per cent of their income. [7] Similar trends in supply chains exist in other crops like coffee, palm oil, and ...
Cocoa production is important to the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa is the leading agricultural export of the country and Nigeria is currently the world's fourth largest producer of cocoa, after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana, [ 1 ] and the third largest exporter, after Ivory Coast and Ghana. [ 2 ]
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 ...
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]
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the world's largest and second largest cocoa producers, respectively, together accounting for 65% of the global cocoa supply as of 2024. [1] In 2017, a 20% drop in global cocoa prices negatively impacted the livelihoods of millions of cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, prompting the presidents of both countries to sign an agreement for a strategic ...