Ghana is the world's second biggest cocoa exporter. Outdated plantations, pathogens in trees and plants as well as the ever-growing drought are driving cocoa farmers into desperation.

Sustainable and effective farming methods could be a game-changer in the fight against climate change - and help combat the rise in poverty. In Ghana, for example, cocoa farming is a mainstay, and cocoa is the country's most important export product. Some 1.6 million people work on cocoa farms but many of them live under precarious conditions.

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