Cocoa prices to exceed $10,000 per tonne as firms shift investments to lab-grown alternatives

By Cynthia Alo The Cocoa and Coffee Farmers Alliance Association of Africa, COCEFAAA, has warned that global cocoa prices could rise above $10,000 per tonne again as multinational food companies channel investments into laboratory-grown cocoa instead of supporting smallholder farmers across Africa. The association said continued underinvestment in cocoa farmers, ageing plantations, climate change and […] The post Cocoa prices to exceed $10,000 per tonne as firms shift investments to lab-grown...

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