However, Ghana faced a production decline in the mid-1960s, with a lowest level reached in 1983 with a production of 154.000 tons. Despite the fact that production has increased from that point on, it still is less compared to the period in the mid- 1960s. This is a result of cultivation, and the low yield per ha is also a problem which attributes to the incidence of pests and diseases. Also a lower producer price and non-adoption of research recommendations is a problem.
Farmers won’t recieve much for their cocoa the basic operational cost are risen sharply. Due the fact that the global demand of chocolate has risen 13 percent in five years [nbcnews, 2014]. But Cocobod has not increased the price it pays for cocoa, the farmers still recieve 212 cedis (€49) for a 64 kg bag [The Guardian, 2014].
Ghana’s low productivity is a result of deforestation, low income for farmers and workers on small cocoa farms – which is already mentioned - and decreasing of soil nutrients. These are leading factors why Ghana ranked itself lower on the global market [Dorn, 2004].
All these factors summed up, can be explained in one word, ‘inefficiency’. Not too forget, farmers do not have up to date information about the coming weather. The knowlegde of the locals is based on the current meteorological agency of Ghana. It is a fact that they sometimes predict false weather forecasts, which is proven throughout the years. The major case was in 2011, when the meteorological agency predicted drought in Northern Ghana, instead floods followed. [Pong, 2014]