Ghana: Cocoa Production to Decline in 20 Years

Accra — Ghana, which is on track to achieve its one million metric tonnes of cocoa target in the last quarter of the year, will face some gloomy days ahead.

According to climate scientists at the Colombia-based International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), expected increasing temperatures will lead to massive declines in cocoa production by 2030 in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire, both in West Africa.

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