Samuel has been a cocoa farmer for 12 years. Since the end of the Akuafo cheque system, he had always been paid in cash for his cocoa, until last season. That was when the licensed buying company (LBC) that… Read More
The purpose of this report, published by the Better Than Cash Alliance and its member the World Cocoa Foundation, is to share key lessons and tools that are critical to launching and scaling successful responsible digital payments initiatives in Ghana’s cocoa value chain. Read More
The world lost 3.8 million hectares (9.3 million acres) of tropical primary forests last year – an area nearly the… Read More
Times like these remind us of how we are stronger when we work together. This is the thinking behind the… Read More
Amina Adams, 65, leads a group of 28 women in the Isha Allah Medina women’s association. The women are mostly… Read More
Yaa Fosua, 56, has been farming cocoa in the Punikrom region of Ghana for over 30 years. But despite investing… Read More
As agroforestry practices are being introduced to cocoa communities, trees from different species are planted on farms. Registering these trees… Read More
Meet Raphaëlle Peinado, 31, sustainability manager for a cocoa and chocolate company. “I chose this career because I was interested… Read More
Abdoulaye Soumahoro, 39, is a cocoa farmer in Dagadji, San Pedro region of South West Côte d’Ivoire. Like many smallholders… Read More
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are one way in which climate smart standards are shared by cocoa and chocolate companies to… Read More
As part of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative to end deforestation and restore forest areas, cocoa… Read More
Growing more cocoa on less land is a major objective of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative. To achieve this, cocoa… Read More
Vanessa Ouga Dominique, 40, is one of two female farm leads working for a cooperative in San Pedro which has… Read More
William Asante Nkuah, is a cocoa farmer at Eteso in Ghana’s Juaboso District. He is participating in a cocoa and… Read More
