Cocoa industry

49-year-old Christopher Obinya who retrieved his grandfather's cocoa farm from a cropper who had been leasing it, inspects it during a visit to the farm in Ikom community, in Cross River State, Nigeria, April 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun
Africa

'Cocoa boys' flock to Nigerian farmlands, drawn by high prices

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, which represents smallholder farmers, saw its membership increase by more than 10,000 in 2023-2024

A farmers holds cocoa beans while he is drying them at a village in Sinfra, Ivory Coast April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Luc Gnago/File photo
Global Economy

Who profits from the soaring price of cocoa?

Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms

A farmer opens a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Ivory Coast, October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
World+Biz

Nestle invests $45 million a year in cocoa sustainability

File Photo: Cocoa beans/ Collected
Global Economy

Chocolate makers face ethical branding dilemma