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Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana increase premium for cocoa to tackle farmer poverty
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Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana increase premium for cocoa to tackle farmer poverty

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the global leaders in cocoa production, have raised the premium that chocolate manufacturers and trading companies pay for their cocoa. The increase is part of wider efforts to reduce farmer poverty, which in turn helps to address child labor and trafficking.   Moving out of negative numbers  Ghana has increased its…