Bitter times for cocoa farmers as chocolate market slumps
Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
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Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.
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