In the broadcast, we heard directly from cocoa farmers in Ghana who made an emotional appeal to consumers One farmer went as far as to call for the West to build chocolate factories in Ghana, so the local communities first chocolate bar I picked up was from MIA – Made in Africa , a brand that produces the entire bar in Ghana

The root cause of the problem can be traced back to West Africa’s two largest cacao producers, Ghana The core issue stems from poor yields in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which together produce more than 60% In Ghana, the government recently announced a staggering 129.36% increase in the producer price for the In Ghana and Ivory Coast, government price controls mean that local farmers only receive around 40-50%

From Indonesia to Uganda, the Philippines to Ghana, we bring you not only the flavors of these regions These chocolates aren’t just made with cacao from countries like Ghana, India, or the Philippines – they