Sentences with phrase «on cocoa farms»

Most Likely To Change Your Mind (nominated by Anne Bogel): Kristen Howerton at Rage Against The Minivan with «Here, Let Me Ruin Halloween for You» «A report from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture about cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast and other African countries estimated there were 284,000 children working on cocoa farms in hazardous conditions.

As a direct result of cocoa farmer poverty, it is estimated that more than 2 million children are working on cocoa farms in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana alone - which can not be accepted.

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The Ejisu - Juaben district chief cocoa farmer, Nana Kofi Mpiani, feared Ghana may not be able to achieve its target of producing 1 million tonnes of cocoa if the invasion of the armyworms on cocoa farms is not controlled.

The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has expressed deep worry about the extent of Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD) infestation on cocoa farms in Ghana.

Ruggie also points to the existence of child slaves on cocoa farms, recklessly polluting mining companies, and many more corporate villains.

Expeditions to look for wild relatives of cocoa with useful characteristics date back to the 1930s, when botanists were hunting for plants resistant to witches» broom, a serious disease on cocoa farms.

According to an investigative report by the BBC, hundreds of thousands of children are being purchased from their parents or outright stolen and then shipped to Ivory Coast, where they are enslaved on cocoa farms.

This is a key decision that could lead to ending the trafficking of children into slavery on cocoa farms.»