Chocolate and cosmetics face price jolt from cocoa supply chain law

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• Chocolate and cosmetics face price jolt from cocoa supply chain law 2 months ago

  Deforestation must be discouraged but here is the issue. Most of the cocoa farms in Ghana are small, the soil is overused from mixed agriculture practices, most cocoa trees are old with some pods riddle with diseases which fa ...
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  Deforestation must be discouraged but here is the issue. Most of the cocoa farms in Ghana are small, the soil is overused from mixed agriculture practices, most cocoa trees are old with some pods riddle with diseases which farmers struggle to contain. Over time new farmlands (may) be needed which would encroach forest areas because those areas have the right climatic and soil conditions for growing cocoa. Would the Ghanaian cocoa farmer be required to ask permission or get clearance from the EU (through the Gh gov) before moving or expanding their farmlands? The EU is implementing something they do with their farmers in Europe. Over time this requirement would impact on the wellbeing of the Ghanaian cocoa farmer and the country's GPD because any violation would mean no/less sale, fines, and other punitive restrictions. The Ghana government should look into this new EU requirement because this is another way to mess up the economy in the long run considering that cocoa provides substantial foreign exchange. Cocoa farmers whose crops are rejected would turn to planting other Agric crops and THERE GOES THE GHANA ECONOMY down the tube. Well, what can be done for the cocoa farmers to ensure that their cocoa trees, pods, soil, and the farmers themselves remain healthy? EU has enough funds, available technology, and other means to help their subsidized farmers adapt to climate changes and supply chain laws, BUT is that the same in Ghana and Ivory Coast?

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