Ghanaian cocoa farmer Kwame Mensah says he has forgotten how the premium chocolate made from his cocoa beans tastes. “A suitable size bar costs twice what I earn from a kilogram of cocoa.” My Joy Online reports that Kwame is among the 58% of Ghana’s cocoa farmers who live below the extreme poverty line. According to […]
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Challenging Heights: Ghana’s Fishing Ban to Increase Child Trafficking
An anti-trafficking NGO in Ghana is warning that the government’s impending ban on fishing activities could result in severe child poverty along coastal areas, ultimately leading to an increase in child trafficking. James Kofi Annan, the president of Freedom United’s partner organization, Challenging Heights, said that reducing fishing in coastal areas without government livelihood intervention […]