Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa beans globally, however many of the beans are grown by farmers over 50-years-old, on ageing farms. This has the potential to negatively impact future cocoa production. Yet, there are thousands of young people who are willing and able to contribute to cocoa production, given the right skills and

Solidaridad’s MASO Cocoa Academy is a training programme for young Ghanaian women and men to become skilled, business-savvy cocoa farmers. In this blog, our colleague Lauren Konopacz shares her experience from joining the current MASO students on their typical study day at the Cocoa Academy. In the village of Assin Nkukuasa, about a 5 hour