The world market price for cocoa saw a steep decline between September 2016 and February 2017.

Pests and diseases cause serious yield losses to cocoa production worldwide. Although there are non-chemical ways to manage them, the use of agro-chemicals is currently unavoidable.

The Government of Ghana (GoG) is fully committed to increasing the productivity and thereby catalyzing a structural transformation in the economy through increased farm incomes and job creation.

This code of practice is devoted to improving OSH in agriculture and complements the Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention 2001 (No. 184), and its supplementing Recommendation (No.

Adoption of certain proposals with regard to minimum age for admission to employment.

Instruments for the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, as the main priority for national and international action, including international cooperation and assistance.

The campaign aims to accelerate action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 8.8: “protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers” by 2030; and S

This policy framework is to serve as a guide to a demand driven pluralistic system within a liberalized and decentralized political economy.