- Leaders reaffirmed shared determination on the cocoa sector, noting that countries account for 60 percent of global cocoa production.
- Ghana and West Africa discussed shared challenges related to cocoa production systems.
Diop stresses West Africa must build a genuine regional market, and ERCA plans a market investigation into the cocoa value chain.
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Updated Sep 8
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What happened
Diop stresses West Africa must build a genuine regional market, and ERCA plans a market investigation into the cocoa value chain.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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West Africa
westernmost region of the African continent
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Ghana
country in West Africa
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