On the ongoing cocoa boom and what it tells us about the current state (and future) of African agriculture

Long relegated to the back burner, African agriculture — a sector that is critical for poverty reduction — is experiencing steady productivity decline and loss of labor. This must be reversed.

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I: We are in the middle of the biggest rise in cocoa prices ever. However, most West African farmers are only getting a fraction of the windfall and likely won’t be able to increase supply before prices f…