Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
created: March 9, 2026, 12:40 a.m. | updated: March 10, 2026, 1:25 a.m.
As a result, the health of the sector has a direct effect on the wealth of the country and to help revamp it, the government has announced a raft of measures, including plans to process more of the crop in Ghana itself, rather than have the raw bean converted into chocolate and other products outside the country.
1 day ago: BBC News