- The world’s undisputed cocoa powerhouses accounting for over 60% of global supply, Ghana and its West African neighbour Ivory Coast are facing catastrophic harvests.
- Major African cocoa plants in Ivory Coast and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
- A combination of rampant illegal gold mining, climate change, sector mismanagement and rapidly spreading disease are to blame for declining Cocoa production.
Dig Deeper: Map the African countries whose economies are substantially dependent on single agricultural products or natural resources
