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The Cocoa and Forests Initiative is an agreement reached between the governments of Ivory Coast and Ghana, and more than thirty-seven major cocoa and chocolate companies. The purpose of the initiative is to end deforestation and replenish the trees and forests that have been destroyed as a result of the cocoa production in the area. Between ...
For over 81 years Agriculture in Ghana has been regulated by one of its highest yielding exports-Cocoa. [24] Cocoa is Ghana's principal agricultural export. [25] Cocoa production occurs in the forested areas of Ghana: Ashanti Region, Ahafo Region, Central Region, Eastern Region, Western Region and Volta Region. The crop year begins in October ...
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]
The Ashanti Region is located in the middle belt of Ghana. It lies between longitudes 0.15W and 2.25W as well as latitudes 5.50N and 7.46N. The region shares boundaries with six of the sixteen political regions: the Bono, Bono East, and Ahafo in the north, the Eastern Region in the east, the Central Region in the south, and the Western Region in the South west.
The economy of Sefwi Bodi is an agrarian one with over 80% of the population engaged in farming activities. The predominant cash crops grown in Sefwi Bodi is cocoa making it one of the highest cocoa producing towns in Ghana. [4] [5] The issue of child labour in these cocoa growing areas in Ghana have become issue of great concern. [6] [7]
This area, known as the "Ashanti," produces most of Ghana's cocoa, minerals, and timber. North of this belt, the elevation varies from 91 to 396 meters (299 to 1,299 ft) above sea level and is covered by low bushes, park-like savanna, and grassy plains. Irrigated land: 309 square kilometers (119 sq mi) (2003) Total renewable water resources:
Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa ...
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the world's largest and second largest cocoa producers, respectively, together accounting for 65% of the global cocoa supply as of 2024. [1] In 2017, a 20% drop in global cocoa prices negatively impacted the livelihoods of millions of cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, prompting the presidents of both countries to sign an agreement for a strategic ...