While Cote d’Ivoire raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers to a record high, actors of the sector say it is not enough.
The Ivorian Agriculture minister announced Monday that cocoa farmgate price will now be at 1,800 CFA francs ($3.09) per kg for the main crop, up from 1000 CFA francs.
However, the move has failed to meet the expectations of the local association of coffee and cocoa producers.
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