SOUBRÉ, Côte d’Ivoire — “Dry periods never used to last this long before,” says Célestin Oura, a farmer in southwestern Côte d’Ivoire. “The dry season used to last a month at most. Now, it lasts three ...

Cote d’Ivoire plans to bring forward the start of its cocoa mid-crop season for the first time ever in a move expected to ...

Cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, forced to drink water from unsafe ditches and streams.

The sector accounts for 14 percent of the country's gross domestic product, and around five million people depend on it for their living.

(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

ABIDJAN, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The government of Cote d'Ivoire reduced the purchase price of cocoa from 2,800 CFA francs (4.97 U.S. dollars) per kg at the opening of the main crop season in October to 1 ...

ABIDJAN — In recent months, the town of Soubré in the southwest of Côte d’Ivoire has experienced a shortage of staple products in local markets. Some of the most widely consumed foods, such as ...

An improved harvest that revives tensions between multinational corporations and local actors summarises Côte d’Ivoire’s 2024-2025 main cocoa marketing campaign. Running from 1 October to 31 March, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. cocoa growing on tree - Kriangkrai Thitimakorn/Getty Images Chocolate is a universally beloved foodstuff, so it comes as no ...

For most of the past two decades, cocoa was a quietly cyclical commodity. From 2010 to 2023, prices bobbed within ...

Mondelēz International announces the expansion of its Cocoa Life program in Côte d’Ivoire. In line with its commitment to empower 200,000 farmers and invest $400 million in Côte d’Ivoire and five ...

Towns across Côte d’Ivoire are facing shortages of staple foods like plantain and tomatoes, due to erratic weather. Prolonged drought and heavy rains have affected growers in towns like Soubré, who ...