COCOA LIFE IN GHANA
Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa-producing country (Côte d'Ivoire is the largest). Cocoa Life has been active in Ghana since 2008, when it began as the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership. In Ghana, Cocoa Life reached ~60,5001 farmers in ~8401 communities by the end of 2024.
- Reported information for the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 covers Ghana. This data is provided by third parties.↩
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A story on community in Ghana
"WITH COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS, WE HAVE THE POWER TO SPEAK UP AND ADVOCATE FOR OURSELVES."
By Jacob Akpalu, Cocoa Life community leader, Okotokrom, West Akim District, Ghana
A story on farming in Ghana
"MY DECISION TO REHABILITATE MY FARMS THROUGH COCOA LIFE HAS TRANSFORMED MY LIFE FOR THE BETTER."
By Ohene Boafo, cocoa farmer and president of the Atta-Ne-Atta Cooperative Society and West Akyem Cooperative Union
This dashboard demonstrates the scale achieved by the end of 2023 and how Cocoa Life is making progress in its key cocoa-producing countries. Cocoa Life monitors the below indicators under three key focus areas, which we put in place with our partners.
"Cocoa Life has been active in Ghana since 2008, when it began as the Cadbury Cocoa Partnership.The program helps make transformational impact through collaborative partnerships with the local government, NGOs, suppliers and farming communities. Since the very beginning, Cocoa Life has placed cocoa farmers at its heart, helping to support cocoa communities. This has been particularly important in Ghana where farmer cooperatives play a pivotal role in channelling support to different parts of the communities. Through cooperatives at the community and district level, farmers are not just participants, but leaders in their own development journey."
Jephthah Mensah, Cocoa Life Ghana Operations Lead, Mondelēz International
A STORY ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN GHANA
"BECAUSE OF THE COCOA LIFE TRAINING, MORE WOMEN FEEL EMPOWERED WITH KNOWLEDGE TO PARTICIPATE IN COCOA FARMING."
By Janet Opare-Addo, Cocoa Life community leader
A STORY ON LIVELIHOODS IN GHANA
"THE STORY OF CECILIA MANU IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF HOW THE VILLAGE SAVINGS AND LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES THE LIVES OF COCOA GROWING FAMILIES."
By Theophilus Nkansah, Project Manager, CARE International
This page was updated in June 2025.