As Ghanaians indulge in another National Chocolate Day, recent news releases would suggest that the country’s cocoa industry is finally paying off for farmers. Government has provided road repairs, scholarships and bonuses for farmers in regions across the country. Meanwhile, a number of fair trade initiatives are trying to equalize the relationship between cocoa farmers and the companies that purchase their beans. However, the farmers themselves tell a different story. Seth Kwame Boateng traveled to a cocoa-farming village in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. He reports that some cocoa farmers are still struggling to make ends meet even as they produce the country’s second-largest export.
Seth Kwame Boateng reports with files from Alison Lang
