The Ripple Effect: How Ghana's Cocoa Production Affects Us All ( PodBites Ep. 45)

In this episode, Adrian delves into the challenges faced by Ghana's cocoa farmers, who contribute nearly a fifth of the world's cocoa supply. He discusses the significant drop in production due to diseases like the swollen shoot virus and harsh weather conditions, which have led to higher chocolate prices globally. Adrian highlights the efforts of programs like Mondelēz International's Cocoa Life, which supports sustainable cocoa farming in Ghana and other countries. He emphasizes the importance of these farmers to the global confectionery industry and encourages listeners to consider their struggles and support sustainable practices.Timestamps0:00 Challenges faced by Ghana's cocoa farmersWatch our interview with Ghanaian Agriculture Entrepreneurs Nana Kofi and Gideon: https://youtu.be/lzq5pCRi8cs?si=V3FWW3-HgQtPTLBg Watch Season 6 available now on YouTube: https://youtube.com/thesoundofaccrapodcastReference links used:https://www.confectionerynews.com/Article/2024/07/23/Cocoa-crisis-Ghana-s-output-almost-halves https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ghanas-cocoa-farmers-expect-yield-rebound-20242025-crop-season-2024-07-18/ https://www.cocoalife.org/ https://www.mondelezinternational.com/Listen to the podcast on other platformshttps://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapodSocial Media YouTube: https://youtube.com/thesoundofaccrapodcastWebsite: https://thesoundofaccra.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesoundofaccra/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesoundofaccraTwitter: https://twitter.com/thesoundofaccraFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/thesoundofaccraLinkedin: https://gh.linkedin.com/company/the-sound-of-accraSupport the showhttps://www.paypal.me/gofundadListen to more episodes belowhttps://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapodAll other linkshttps://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapodAbout The Sound of Accra PodcastOur mission is always the same, to promote Global Ghanaian excellence. And always to bring you closer to Accra, whenever you are, with powerful stories that make you want to take action in your career, business or personal life. For almost 5 years, we have been championing global Ghanaian founders, entrepreneurship and Creators through podcasting. We've achieved 10s of thousands of audio downloads worldwide and published well over 150 episodes to date.It's our mission to grow and establish global audience,  and become a go-to resource for learning about native and diasporan Ghanaian Creators, Entrepreneurs and Founders worldwide. I'm kindly asking for your help. Yes, all of you. To leave a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the most popular podcast platforms that you all listen to us on : If you have feedback for our shows or would like to share what you would like to hear from The Sound of Accra Podcast, please email [email protected]