Ghent University boosts sustainable cocoa cultivation in Ghana

Cacao-onderzoek in Ghana
Cacao-onderzoek in Ghana

Researchers of Ghent University are teaching Ghanaian cocoa farmers how to produce better and more cocoa beans in a sustainable way.

With a share of 20% of the premium cocoa beans on the international market, Ghana plays a significant role in the global cocoa production.

However, the last couple of years Ghana has suffered low productivity rate and limited profit margins in its cocoa production. This not only causes issues for the Ghanaians, but also for example for the Belgian chocolate industry where 1 fifth of the imported cocoa beans comes from Ghana.

To increase both the production and the quality of Ghanaian cocoa, Ghent University started a research study in 2014 with more than 700 Ghanaian cocoa farmers. ...

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