Government has directed that a minimum of 50% of all cocoa beans should be processed locally beginning from the 2026-2027 ...

(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

LONDON/ACCRA — Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans, four trading sources said, meaning chocolate prices around ...

open cacao pod full of cacao beans with an intact pod behind it on a bed of cacao beans - Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images When you hear "cacao," your mind probably jumps to decadent chocolate ...

The Minister for Finance Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has announced a new policy aimed at significantly increasing the local ...

Chocolate prices will likely climb even higher as West African cocoa processing plants can no longer afford to buy the bean. According to Reuters, state-owned Transcao, one of Cote d’Ivoire’s largest ...

The Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) has welcomed Cabinet 39;s directive that at least 50 per cent of Ghana 39;s cocoa beans ...