
Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa’s cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2026, 09:47

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa’s cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

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