Stories tagged: cocoa

Côte d’Ivoire : Cocoa farmers turn to drip irrigation to cope with changing rainfall patterns

Jean Melaine Bitty | August 14, 2026

In the Agnéby-Tiassa region of Côte d’Ivoire, cocoa farmers are facing increasing challenges as rainfall patterns become less predictable. Longer […]

Yoro Sangaré | July 17, 2026

In Pauly-Brousse, in the Sassandra department, Ms. Doumbia Affoussiata’s plantation is more than just a cocoa field. It’s a model. […]

admin | July 17, 2026

Cocoa was originally grown under rainforest conditions, where rainfall is high with only a short dry season. But cocoa plants […]

Issiaka NGuessan | March 3, 2023

The sun has risen, but the weather is cool and the air is dusty. Victoire Kouaglou, a 58-year-old grandmother of […]

Issiaka NGuessan | February 21, 2022

The sun has risen, but the weather is cool and the air is dusty. Victoire Kouaglou, a 58-year-old grandmother of […]

Issiaka NGuessan | November 22, 2021

It’s Sunday evening and the sun is beginning to set. Patrice Assalé is a cocoa farmer from Apprompronou, in the […]

admin | November 19, 2021

Like our Farmer story from Cote d’Ivoire, our Script of the Week focuses on practices to keep cocoa plantations healthy. […]

Issiaka NGuessan | May 24, 2021

The sun is already high in the sky and burning fiercely. Cocoa farmer Souleymane Bamba is in his field in […]

Linda Dede Nyanya Godji | November 9, 2020

Comfort Appiah beams with delight as she inspects her flourishing cocoa farm. Wearing a brown plaid dress and a pair […]