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Cécile Renier

Université catholique de Louvain
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Ghana cocoa
23 Sep 2025
5 min read

Study reveals the complex causes of deforestation behind cocoa production in Ghana

The expansion of cocoa production is responsible for more than half of all forest loss in Ghana, according to a new study by Trase partners UCLouvain. It shows that cocoa expansion plays an important indirect role as it pushes out food production into forest reserves, highlighting the need for a holistic approach to land-use management and environmental protection.

Unloading sacks of cocoa at Abidjan port, Ivory Coast
10 Nov 2022
7 min read

Cocoa exports drive deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire

Commodity traders Cargill, Olam, Barry Callebaut and Touton are exposed to high levels of deforestation in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), where 2.4 million hectares of forest has been cleared in the past two decades primarily to produce cocoa for Europe’s chocolate manufacturers.

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