{"id":1077,"date":"2025-04-23T15:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:08:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:08:16","slug":"not-so-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/en\/stories\/not-so-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"Not so sweet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1077\" class=\"elementor elementor-1077\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080a223 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"080a223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5474ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5474ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not so sweet<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1123d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"autorestoria\">by Luca Catalano Gonzaga<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d20e59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"7d20e59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d991867 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d991867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/abuse-in-the-palm-oil-industry\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-677\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Liberia001-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/abuse-in-the-palm-oil-industry\/\">Abuse in the Palm Oil Industry<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Liberia - 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93339f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c93339f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portraits-of-palm-oil-farmers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_portraits_Liberia001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/portraits-of-palm-oil-farmers\/\">Portraits of palm oil farmers<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Liberia - 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8b539 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"de8b539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/not-so-sweet\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-66\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/not-so-sweet\/\">Not so sweet<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ghana - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3850245 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3850245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/cocoa-farmer-portraits\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1187\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana_portraits001-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/cocoa-farmer-portraits\/\">Cocoa farmers portraits<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ghana - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c3898 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"26c3898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1254\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_sugar45-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar\/\">Land for sugarcane<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Malawi - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a87cb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"47a87cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar-portraits\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Malawi_portraits16-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bitter-sugar-portraits\/\">Sugarcane workers portraits<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Malawi - 2022<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4c3c9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2e4c3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/our-land-our-nature\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania01-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/our-land-our-nature\/\">Our land our nature<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Tanzania - 2021<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea16610 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ea16610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-in-the-boma\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_Tanzania_ritratti01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/life-in-the-boma\/\">Life in the Boma<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Tanzania - 2021<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8363cf elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b8363cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/when-the-senegal-sea-runs-dry\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1516\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_fish_Senegal38-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/when-the-senegal-sea-runs-dry\/\">When the Senegal Sea runs dry<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1e15b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8e1e15b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/protein-drying\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_dry_Senegal03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/protein-drying\/\">Protein drying<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2cf0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b6b2cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/fishing-in-dangerous-waters\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_diving_Senegal01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/fishing-in-dangerous-waters\/\">Fishing in dangerous waters<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senegal - 2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9df38 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fe9df38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/the-great-fish-robbery\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1690\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/LCG_beach_Mauritania02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/the-great-fish-robbery\/\">The great fish robbery<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Mauritania - 2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b507b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"91b507b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bloody-batteries\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Congo_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/stories\/bloody-batteries\/\">Bloody batteries<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Kolwezi, DR Congo - 2019<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b84d1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b84d1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><div class=\"postbox\"><div class=\"expcont\"><p>Cocoa was brought to West Africa by European chocolate companies in search of cheap labor, leaving a colonial legacy in the chocolate industry. This colonial legacy is still evident in the chocolate industry, which is now worth a fortune. However, most of the profits end up in the hands of large foreign multinational confectionery companies that control the chocolate trade. <strong>Over 60% of globally produced cocoa originates from West Africa, with Ghana recognized as one of the world&#8217;s leading producers,<\/strong> second only to the Ivory Coast. The contribution of the cocoa industry to the Ghanaian economy is significant, employing around <strong>850,000 farming families and generating approximately 800,000 tons of cocoa every year<\/strong>. However, the pandemic has reduced cocoa prices, further reducing the profit margins of farmers. Currently, cocoa farmers in Ghana earn about $2,000 for the entire harvesting season (6 months), which is less than $6 a day for the entire year. On a 100-gram chocolate bar, which has an average cost of $3.5, the Ghanaian farmer receives only $0.15. As a result, farming families often resort to using child labor as a means of livelihood for the entire family. Additionally, <strong>children who work on cocoa plantations are exposed to agricultural chemicals and the risks associated with using machetes.<\/strong> To cope with prolific insect populations, tropical regions like Ghana use large quantities of hazardous chemicals such as glyphosate, which can have harmful effects on human health and the environment. Furthermore, cocoa production poses serious <strong>environmental problems, with much of the crops originating from illegally cultivated plots,<\/strong> theoretically protected forest areas that have instead been deliberately deforested. Despite the chocolate industry&#8217;s turnover constantly increasing, reaching $100 billion globally in 2022, cocoa remains associated with poverty at the base of the production chain, while the finished product is considered a luxury.<strong>\u00a0(Text by Luca Catalano Gonzaga)<\/strong>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093cb5f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"093cb5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23675cc elementor-arrows-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"23675cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Carosello d&#039;immagini\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper swiper-image-stretch\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana001-1.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Christina, 52 years old, moving cocoa pods, which are dried in the sun for a week.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Christina, 52 years old, moving cocoa pods, which are dried in the sun for a week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana002.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 24 years old, picking pods on cocoa trees. For pods high on the tree, a hook type of pruning tool can be used, with a handle at the end of a long pole. By pushing or pulling depending on the position of the fruit, the upper and lower blades of the tool allow you to cleanly cut the petiole, without damaging the branch that supports it.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 24 years old, picking pods on cocoa trees. For pods high on the tree, a hook type of pruning tool can be used, with a handle at the end of a long pole. By pushing or pulling depending on the position of the fruit, the upper and lower blades of the tool allow you to cleanly cut the petiole, without damaging the branch that supports it.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana003.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Bosnian, 12 years old, strikes the pod with a machete , opening it with the tip of the blade to extract the cocoa beans. With every machete strike there is a potential risk of cutting oneself.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Bosnian, 12 years old, strikes the pod with a machete , opening it with the tip of the blade to extract the cocoa beans. With every machete strike there is a potential risk of cutting oneself.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana004.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Checking the weight of each bag of cocoa, before being transported to the port of Accra.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Checking the weight of each bag of cocoa, before being transported to the port of Accra.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana005.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Samd, 12 years old, carrying sacks of cocoa. About 30% of children working on cocoa plantations in Ghana do not attend school. Depriving children of an education greatly reduces the hopes of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Samd, 12 years old, carrying sacks of cocoa. About 30% of children working on cocoa plantations in Ghana do not attend school. Depriving children of an education greatly reduces the hopes of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana006.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Cocoa farmer unloading beans onto the ground for natural fermentation, which lasts for a week.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Cocoa farmer unloading beans onto the ground for natural fermentation, which lasts for a week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana007.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Afin, 25 years old, during the extraction of cocoa pods. Ghana is the world&#039;s second largest cocoa producing country.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Afin, 25 years old, during the extraction of cocoa pods. Ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producing country.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana008.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 32 years old, uses a machete to cut ripe cocoa pods.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 32 years old, uses a machete to cut ripe cocoa pods.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana010.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Asebe, 44 years old, at work. The pods are harvested manually by making a clean cut through the stalk with a well sharpened blade attached to the top of a long pole. A good cocoa plant can produce up to 2.000 pods a year.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Asebe, 44 years old, at work. The pods are harvested manually by making a clean cut through the stalk with a well sharpened blade attached to the top of a long pole. A good cocoa plant can produce up to 2.000 pods a year.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana011.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Mary, 22 years old, cocoa farmer, on her way to work.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Mary, 22 years old, cocoa farmer, on her way to work.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana012.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Only water supply in the village. Estimations of the Ghanaian government determine that one out of every five children in Ghana is involved in child labour.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Only water supply in the village. Estimations of the Ghanaian government determine that one out of every five children in Ghana is involved in child labour.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana013.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana.  Women do about 70% of the work on cocoa farms and receive only about 20% of the income, according to the African Development Bank.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana.  Women do about 70% of the work on cocoa farms and receive only about 20% of the income, according to the African Development Bank.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana014.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. In Ghana, cocoa production is critical for macroeconomic balances and is tied to the livelihoods of many people. Ghana&#039;s cocoa sector contributes about 1.8% to GDP and provides a source of livelihoods to nearly four million households (Ghana Statistical Service, 2018).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. In Ghana, cocoa production is critical for macroeconomic balances and is tied to the livelihoods of many people. Ghana's cocoa sector contributes about 1.8% to GDP and provides a source of livelihoods to nearly four million households (Ghana Statistical Service, 2018).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana015.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Quality control of cocoa beans. The cocoa farmers harvest around 350kg (six bags of 64kg) of cocoa per month for six months. In total 2.300kg equal to a value of about 2.050 dollars.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Quality control of cocoa beans. The cocoa farmers harvest around 350kg (six bags of 64kg) of cocoa per month for six months. In total 2.300kg equal to a value of about 2.050 dollars.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana016.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Each sack of cocoa must weigh 64 kg equal to a value of approximately 55 dollars. Ghanaian cocoa farmers operate on small-scale, family-run farms of about 2\u20134 ha, with an average yield of 250 kg\/ha.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Each sack of cocoa must weigh 64 kg equal to a value of approximately 55 dollars. Ghanaian cocoa farmers operate on small-scale, family-run farms of about 2\u20134 ha, with an average yield of 250 kg\/ha.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana017.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. The global cocoa market is worth a fortune, but much of the profits end up in the hands of the industrial giants who control the chocolate trade.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. The global cocoa market is worth a fortune, but much of the profits end up in the hands of the industrial giants who control the chocolate trade.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana019.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. In Ghana, the world\u2019s second largest producer after Ivory Coast, cocoa is the main source of income to 850.000 cocoa farm families in the country. But the challenges they face are many, and the income they get from cocoa harvest is not high enough for a vast majority of them to meet their families\u2019 basic needs such as: food, clothing,  decent shelter, healthcare, and education.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. In Ghana, the world\u2019s second largest producer after Ivory Coast, cocoa is the main source of income to 850.000 cocoa farm families in the country. But the challenges they face are many, and the income they get from cocoa harvest is not high enough for a vast majority of them to meet their families\u2019 basic needs such as: food, clothing,  decent shelter, healthcare, and education.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana020.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. After harvesting the cocoa, breaking the pod with the machete is the first process. The discarded shells are left to return the nutrients to the soil.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. After harvesting the cocoa, breaking the pod with the machete is the first process. The discarded shells are left to return the nutrients to the soil.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana021.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Samuel, 14 years old, at work. To block the fermentation process, the pods are dried in the sun for a week, spread out on long wooden shelves and turned periodically.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Samuel, 14 years old, at work. To block the fermentation process, the pods are dried in the sun for a week, spread out on long wooden shelves and turned periodically.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana022.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. The cocoa beans are dried in the sun for one week, to reduce the moisture content.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. The cocoa beans are dried in the sun for one week, to reduce the moisture content.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana024.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Young cocoa farmer returning from work. An estimated 2 million cocoa farmers in Ghana and C\u00f4te d&#039;Ivoire suffer from poverty.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Young cocoa farmer returning from work. An estimated 2 million cocoa farmers in Ghana and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire suffer from poverty.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana025.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Decades of deforestation and cocoa monocropping to answer a fast-growing global demand, without compensation of soil nutrition, have affected soil health. The over-use of herbicides and the effects of climate change have further aggravated soil fertility.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Decades of deforestation and cocoa monocropping to answer a fast-growing global demand, without compensation of soil nutrition, have affected soil health. The over-use of herbicides and the effects of climate change have further aggravated soil fertility.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana026.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Cocoa farmers looking for banana leaves to cover the cocoa beans, during the fermentation period.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Cocoa farmers looking for banana leaves to cover the cocoa beans, during the fermentation period.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"24 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana027.jpg\" alt=\"Today, 70% of global cocoa production is sourced from West Africa and, within this region, the vast majority of cultivated cocoa fields are located in Ghana and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. Here, the growth in cocoa production has led to progressive deforestation.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Today, 70% of global cocoa production is sourced from West Africa and, within this region, the vast majority of cultivated cocoa fields are located in Ghana and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. Here, the growth in cocoa production has led to progressive deforestation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"25 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana028.jpg\" alt=\"Ghana and Ivory Coast, together produce 60% of the world&#039;s cocoa each year. 1.48 million children are engaged in hazardous work on cocoa farms including working with sharp tools and agricultural chemicals and carrying heavy loads. That number of children is significant, representing 43 percent of all children living in agricultural households in cocoa growing areas.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Ghana and Ivory Coast, together produce 60% of the world's cocoa each year. 1.48 million children are engaged in hazardous work on cocoa farms including working with sharp tools and agricultural chemicals and carrying heavy loads. That number of children is significant, representing 43 percent of all children living in agricultural households in cocoa growing areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"26 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana029.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Elderly woman carrying tools for harvesting cocoa pods.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Elderly woman carrying tools for harvesting cocoa pods.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"27 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana030.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Of all children in Ghana aged 5 to17 years, about 21 per cent are involved in child labour and 14 per cent are engaged in hazardous forms of labour. This is twice as common in rural areas. (Source UNICEF).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Of all children in Ghana aged 5 to17 years, about 21 per cent are involved in child labour and 14 per cent are engaged in hazardous forms of labour. This is twice as common in rural areas. (Source UNICEF).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"28 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana031.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Mother with daughter on her way to the synagogue. Islam is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Service&#039;s Population census (2021), the percentage of Muslims in Ghana is about 19.9%.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Mother with daughter on her way to the synagogue. Islam is the second most widely professed religion in the country behind Christianity. Its presence in Ghana dates back to the 10th century. According to the Ghana Statistical Service's Population census (2021), the percentage of Muslims in Ghana is about 19.9%.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"29 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana032.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Ghanaian family about to go to Mass.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Ghanaian family about to go to Mass.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"30 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana033.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Two girls returning home after a day at school. Nearly 623,500 children of primary school age are still not enrolled in primary school and one out of four children in the kindergarten age range (from four to five years of age) are not in pre-school. (Source UNICEF).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Two girls returning home after a day at school. Nearly 623,500 children of primary school age are still not enrolled in primary school and one out of four children in the kindergarten age range (from four to five years of age) are not in pre-school. (Source UNICEF).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"31 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana034.jpg\" alt=\"Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Transportation of water for domestic use. Child labour is a significant problem in Ghana, affecting almost two million children. (Source UNICEF).\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Transportation of water for domestic use. Child labour is a significant problem in Ghana, affecting almost two million children. (Source UNICEF).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"32 of 32\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.witnessimage.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ghana035.jpg\" alt=\"Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Christina, 52 years old, at work. Cocoa beans being dried out, before being sold to local traders.\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Christina, 52 years old, at work. 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sugarcane Malawi &#8211; 2022 Sugarcane workers portraits Malawi &#8211; 2022 Our land our nature Tanzania &#8211; 2021 Life in the Boma Tanzania &#8211; 2021 When the Senegal Sea runs dry Senegal &#8211; 2020 Protein drying Senegal &#8211; 2020 Fishing in dangerous waters Senegal &#8211; 2020 The great fish robbery Mauritania &#8211; 2019 Bloody batteries Kolwezi, DR Congo &#8211; 2019 Growing vulnerability in fishing communities Cape Verde &#8211; 2023 Abuse in the Palm Oil Industry Liberia &#8211; 2023 Portraits of palm oil farmers Liberia &#8211; 2023 Not so sweet Ghana &#8211; 2022 Cocoa farmers portraits Ghana &#8211; 2022 Land for sugarcane Malawi &#8211; 2022 Sugarcane workers portraits Malawi &#8211; 2022 Our land our nature Tanzania &#8211; 2021 Life in the Boma Tanzania &#8211; 2021 When the Senegal Sea runs dry Senegal &#8211; 2020 Protein drying Senegal &#8211; 2020 Fishing in dangerous waters Senegal &#8211; 2020 The great fish robbery Mauritania &#8211; 2019 Bloody batteries Kolwezi, DR Congo &#8211; 2019 Cocoa was brought to West Africa by European chocolate companies in search of cheap labor, leaving a colonial legacy in the chocolate industry. This colonial legacy is still evident in the chocolate industry, which is now worth a fortune. However, most of the profits end up in the hands of large foreign multinational confectionery companies that control the chocolate trade. Over 60% of globally produced cocoa originates from West Africa, with Ghana recognized as one of the world&#8217;s leading producers, second only to the Ivory Coast. The contribution of the cocoa industry to the Ghanaian economy is significant, employing around 850,000 farming families and generating approximately 800,000 tons of cocoa every year. However, the pandemic has reduced cocoa prices, further reducing the profit margins of farmers. Currently, cocoa farmers in Ghana earn about $2,000 for the entire harvesting season (6 months), which is less than $6 a day for the entire year. On a 100-gram chocolate bar, which has an average cost of $3.5, the Ghanaian farmer receives only $0.15. As a result, farming families often resort to using child labor as a means of livelihood for the entire family. Additionally, children who work on cocoa plantations are exposed to agricultural chemicals and the risks associated with using machetes. To cope with prolific insect populations, tropical regions like Ghana use large quantities of hazardous chemicals such as glyphosate, which can have harmful effects on human health and the environment. Furthermore, cocoa production poses serious environmental problems, with much of the crops originating from illegally cultivated plots, theoretically protected forest areas that have instead been deliberately deforested. Despite the chocolate industry&#8217;s turnover constantly increasing, reaching $100 billion globally in 2022, cocoa remains associated with poverty at the base of the production chain, while the finished product is considered a luxury.\u00a0(Text by Luca Catalano Gonzaga). Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Christina, 52 years old, moving cocoa pods, which are dried in the sun for a week. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 24 years old, picking pods on cocoa trees. For pods high on the tree, a hook type of pruning tool can be used, with a handle at the end of a long pole. By pushing or pulling depending on the position of the fruit, the upper and lower blades of the tool allow you to cleanly cut the petiole, without damaging the branch that supports it. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Bosnian, 12 years old, strikes the pod with a machete , opening it with the tip of the blade to extract the cocoa beans. With every machete strike there is a potential risk of cutting oneself. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Checking the weight of each bag of cocoa, before being transported to the port of Accra. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Samd, 12 years old, carrying sacks of cocoa. About 30% of children working on cocoa plantations in Ghana do not attend school. Depriving children of an education greatly reduces the hopes of breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Cocoa farmer unloading beans onto the ground for natural fermentation, which lasts for a week. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Afin, 25 years old, during the extraction of cocoa pods. Ghana is the world&#8217;s second largest cocoa producing country. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Jaw, 32 years old, uses a machete to cut ripe cocoa pods. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Asebe, 44 years old, at work. The pods are harvested manually by making a clean cut through the stalk with a well sharpened blade attached to the top of a long pole. A good cocoa plant can produce up to 2.000 pods a year. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Mary, 22 years old, cocoa farmer, on her way to work. Law Mensah Krom village, Kumasi district, Ghana. Only water supply in the village. Estimations of the Ghanaian government determine that one out of every five children in Ghana is involved in child labour. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Women do about 70% of the work on cocoa farms and receive only about 20% of the income, according to the African Development Bank. Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. In Ghana, cocoa production is critical for macroeconomic balances and is tied to the livelihoods of many people. Ghana&#8217;s cocoa sector contributes about 1.8% to GDP and provides a source of livelihoods to nearly four million households (Ghana Statistical Service, 2018). Siribuoso Community, Kumasi District, Ghana. Quality control of cocoa beans. The cocoa farmers harvest around 350kg (six bags of 64kg) of cocoa per month for six months. In total 2.300kg equal to a value of about 2.050 dollars. 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