Sweet abroad, bitter at home: Ghana’s bittersweet cocoa contradiction — Kay Codjoe writes

Somewhere in Europe tonight, a couple unwraps a glossy bar of chocolate proudly labelled premium Ghana cocoa. The aroma is rich. The branding elegant. The price may equal what a farmer here earns after days of labour beneath an unforgiving sun. That contrast should disturb us far more than it currently does.


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