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Eighty-two kindergarteners in rural Ghana once crammed into one room, sitting on logs to learn. Now they have modern classrooms with electricity and furniture, thanks to their own cocoa farming cooperative.
Major chocolate companies are joining forces to demand UK regulations that protect millions of smallholder cocoa farmers from market chaos and illegal deforestation. The unusual coalition of competitors could transform how chocolate reaches store shelves.
Ghana's cocoa farmers can buy 53% more cement with one bag of cocoa today than they could last year, thanks to currency stability offsetting lower cocoa prices. Real purchasing power is what counts, officials say.
Ghana's government is introducing a new law that guarantees cocoa farmers at least 70% of international export prices, protecting tens of thousands of smallholder families from market volatility. The bill aims to end payment delays that have caused financial hardship across cocoa-growing regions.
Unpaid cocoa farmers in Ghana are finally getting attention as advocacy groups push the government to honor payment promises and price increases. The reforms could restore trust for hundreds of thousands of rural families who depend on cocoa income.