Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, plans to sell stakes in 15 companies including banks in the first half of next year to reduce the burden on the state’s finances and boost competition.
Ghana, Ivory Coast cocoa farmers appeal for livelihood support projects
Cocoa farmers along Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire border have appealed to the governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire to establish community livelihood support projects in cocoa growing areas to enable them sustain their children in school.
According to the farmers they were forced to send their children to the farm because they did not have enough money to sustain their education.
They made the appeal when a cross border field delegation touring cocoa farms along the border of the two countries visited some of the communities in Nsowakrom and Asuopri in the Bia West District of Ghana.
The delegation, made up of government representatives, key stakeholders engaged in the implementation of child labour interventions in both countries and the media was there to share experiences, ideas and learn best practices from the activities of each country. Continue Reading