16+ hour, 6+ min ago   (92+ words) Cocoa has long been the backbone of rural Ghana, supporting more than 800,000 smallholder households and anchoring a substantial share of national export earnings and gross domestic product. Yet the sector is quietly in trouble. Yields across many districts have stagnated…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago   (703+ words) Cotton is far more than a crop in Benin. It anchors the national economy, accounts for roughly 90 percent of agricultural exports, contributes about 35 percent of export earnings, and provides income for nearly three million people. By 2019, Benin had become the…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (98+ words) Brazil’s Farm Credit Boom Is Redrawing the Nation’s Economic Map — and Its Poorest Regions Are Being Left Behind Subject of Research: The impacts of rural credit — distinguishing financing and investment lines and public versus private sources such as private banks,…...