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From the Gold Coast (Ghana) cocoa beans or cuttings were sent to other countries such as Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The export of cocoa from Ghana began in 1891, and the official export in 1893 (two bags exported). Ghana once provided almost half of world output. Between 1910 and 1980 Ghana was the world's largest exporter.
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 Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm, also known as the Ecomuseum of Cocoa, is the founding cocoa farm in Ghana. It is located in Akuapim-Mampong around 58km from Accra. Tetteh Quarshie established the farm in 1879 using seeds brought back from Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. [2] Three trees planted by Quarshie remain at the farm. [3]
In 2021, Ghana grew 1 million tons of cocoa. But it exported most of that to Europe and North America, where it was turned into chocolate. And the big bucks are in chocolate. Trapped in a trade ...
Jointly with Côte d'Ivoire's Coffee and Cocoa Council (both countries were enemies for years), agreed and announced, on 11 June 2019, a minimal price for cocoa, in order to protect producers. [10] In 2018, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire set up a cartel called Cocoa Initiative, often described as OPEC for cocoa and thus dubbed "COPEC". [11]
In 1878 cacao trees were introduced from the Americas. [1] Cocoa quickly became the colony's major export; Ghana produced more than half the global yield by the 1920s. [1] African farmers used kinship networks like business corporations to spread cocoa cultivation throughout large areas of southern Ghana. [1]
Ghana became a recognized, independent country in 1957. [4] Under the colonial rule of Great Britain, Ghana's agricultural structure was engineered to produce lucrative crops (palm oil in the 19th century and cocoa in the 20th century [2] [3]) for the profit of the British mainland.
A plan to stockpile cocoa (the top export at the time) in order to take improve Ghana's position in the world market, was canceled; the nearly-built silos, intended to accomplish this goal, allowed to fall into disrepair. [89] Agricultural projects were privatized or canceled and newly purchased equipment left in fields to rust. [90]