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Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Ouattara shakes up cocoa sector in response to crisis

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A cocoa farmer dries his beans in the sun in Betykro, in western Ivory Coast, on 16 January 2026.
A cocoa farmer dries his beans in the sun in Betykro, in western Ivory Coast, on 16 January 2026. © Sia Kambou / AFP

Faced with the dramatic fall in world prices and the withdrawal of the cocoa trading giants, President Ouattara has been forced to take decisive action, including changing the harvest marketing schedule.

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