i'm going to the q one. you have you have a one, dodge, so didn't leave this on the, on the spot. and the on expected side to side. this is the, the vin use. i forgot coming up on the program. the co crisis in west africa could soon make your favorite chocolate box. it likes to be purchase. coco farm isn't gonna say fucked. us like climate change diseases and illegal goldmine and having a devastating effect on the a habit. making life unbearable. published by the crisis we meet that far, my income irving who has premium the cash from the store and the global prices. also coming up demo across the board dynasty chats, presidential election, sparks, debate stations. all the power grab on the conan's silenced traps due to hangs in

the balance of service out of your positions. a election was night of the no fact to speak to an expert and finding solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. experts to printers and decision makers needs here and valid. i talked to the problem solver from come are trying to address the challenges in his country. the i, i'm eddie mike, a junior and you welcome to the program. west africa is king. when it comes to cocoa, the entire world has a love affair with chocolate and without cocoa chalk late as a no go. african nations dominates the global coal. coal trade with co was gonna come room and nigeria producing 70 percent of the cocoa beans consumed globally.

but that taste for chocolate is proven and expensive habits. and some, obviously, the price of the sweet stuff may soon be twice what it was. because the cost of the raw material is only going off. what's the price of a ton of cocoa has increased almost $5.00 fold since late 2023. so how does that compare to our objects of desire, se michael trips since the south of the cocoa prizes have you been out for the fall and says, and the welds lead and compute, that's a giant in video. so what's driving prices so high? take a look at gonna the world's 2nd largest producer, facing the catastrophic habits in the deepening coal coal crisis. but use us, i've seen a wave will be legal, gold mining, wiping out the trees, with many deciding just to sell the applause. climate change is also doing it's done each. got a house last it's cool, cool. full cost this. yeah. because of all to dry a web that's boost in one thing. the cool,

cool industries equivalent of the cold with and then it was a viral disease that ruins you before it kills the trees completely. it is so eve, the trees are being fed total infected by this if i does is it retains the ability to verify that the loan have in fruit on it saves no comey if need therefore. so with that, we are also using, supporting the national code, the or the kind of would be that we supply into that the system in the process to the course in a kind of room is advocacy said law, just co co producer and one farm of this that coco season is a season of cash. cocoa provides about 90 percent of the income for rural communities involved in its production. the use of laser young spoke to a farmer in the village of loan in cumberland literal region,

who is tenant his cash crop into consumer goods. quicker than jelly fac has come to a local financial shop to spend the profits from his last cook will be in sale. he's checking on the focus of a new bit, his oldest, while his wife thought that it's costing him 70000 francs. i don't know, $115.00, that's about twice the monthly minimum, which can be rude fee and it was not, these were not like, yes is it because then that was $70000.00, but increasing. cool. cool. yeah. this, you know, on that is for that. so i'm at the to you can think over the posse. yeah. the small who does to hit that cool cool plantation here in the village of lou has brought in 5 time more money than the ever did before.

cameras, google prizes went up dramatically after half a slumber include the war and gone to this. this is motivated here in court. that is clean is formed in preparation for the next. how the season seems. the price has gone up. he has read the notes. he tells me a lot because uh, i've sold out so quick. wow, so much cool. cool. when that i've had to increase my income and even like increase my son, that the stuff that i'm leaving the farm was uncomfortable enough. also stuff up for a long drive and what seasons the better of competitive produce us elsewhere in africa . monte harry is a member of the color and quick wooden coffee board. i think uh, this is a one time experience that we are having to set to whether somebody is capable of

you know, um, saying confidentially dot, the price that is receiving for the work that is done is beneficial and very encouraging to him it's, it's a dream come through and i think that from us kind of leaves from the levels of the eyes. but there's one drawback. the rising co comprised means of almost letting quinta have to constantly be on deck. god gives to use these before that they used to go to the found that it was to wagner plus nice in the night. and then the end of harvesting that. so we are like looking for some manuals like a, creating some, some hoops to live and wanting to morning during the roots. coming from the sun. that's to release is they've got our,

i know funds many farmers have given up green, cool, cool because of high production costs. low incomes. now they're coming back, some lighting quinta applied to new trees in hope that cooper will remain across the bridge. and gosh, joining me now is christy leslie research. i offer consultants in the coal, coal on chocolate industries. welcome to the program. christy. now we've just seen pharmacy in cameroon benefits and from the sar and global price of coco. but in gonna coco farm is are struggling. what's causing this difference? i think a few things are causing the difference. so one is, is definitely a price related issue. so in gonna the producers, the farmers operate on a fixed price market, which means that the price that they receive for their cocoa is set by the government. and while the government did raise the price that they received, you know, thanks to the sky,

rocketing co crisis globally. they raised it by 50 percent, which is a significant increase in producer price. that it's still, you know, it is still limited to that amount. and so even if the global market price for to go up higher, i doubt that it wouldn't even if it, if it were to happen, the farmers would still be receiving that, that price for their cocoa. so they are limited in terms of the, the year um, their income because of the price setting by the government. hm. uh, so what stopping the guardian government from macon farm is benefit from the high prizes also. yeah, so that's a great question answer again. they did raise the producer price and they raised it by 50 percent, which is really big increase. but i think what's stopping them from raising the price higher is the government government through their, their marketing boards on a couple board. think of a lot of work to protect and support their crop. and so i'm gonna, these are known globally to be the highest quality bulk could be as on the market

because the farmers know how to from it. there beings very well they know how to drive them very well. the flavor of gone and cocoa is essentially the flavor of chocolate as we know it. and so, you know, kind of cool board has to work really hard to protect that reputation and protect the quality of their crop. and that's just money. so, you know, there is a portion of, of their coco exports that they, they retain that, that the proceeds from not in order to do this work of protecting and maintaining their national supply and quite to balance in knoxville. unfortunately, it's the firm is that are struggling and you know, really getting the benefit from this, this overall high demand for co cool about factors like climate change is affecting production, decrease and supply, which makes it more expensive. so how long come to find my uncomfortable and for instance, benefit from, from this situation where you know, the costs of a high price is making money from it, or build benefit as long as the supply scenario last, and we are in

a really dramatic moment in terms of local supply, so i was in kind of a few weeks ago and the farmers i spoke with there were harvesting about a 3rd of their normal a harvest. and so that is a really, really dramatic fall in, in cocoa supply. and that is due to a number of factors, you know, the climate change being a big one, the only annual cycle that we're currently in causing drought conditions in west africa. another big one. but of course, you know, all of these conditions add up to a market where you have a really high price is. so i think that the farmers and cameron will benefit as long as we see this really constrains supply scenario. but at the same time, if they also are experiencing the same kind of a 3rd or half of their normal harvest, of course, they're only earning those higher prices on much less crop. so, so there's only the equations to take into account. how much are you growing and

multiply that by the price? and so it's a very good market situation. yeah, definitely. sounds that complicated. i mean so, so we know the challenge, what can be done urgently to address the challenges and try to tie, turn things around to it. that is such a great question and i think it's the question that's been kind of hanging over the critical industry for many years now because there is no substitute for coco we. we have some initiative as now to create talk as far as using other kinds of things. i'm not nationally bronco countries, but generally uh there is no other substitute that we have. so i think if, if the, the chocolate industry wants to protect their product, which is beloved around the world, then they need to be some serious attention to improving farmer livelihoods. and that probably is going to come with a supply chain analysis that moves more money to the farmers in whatever

way that needs to happen. because of course, corporate doesn't just fly from a farm, you know, into a chocolate factory. there's many, many middle man and treaters in between who all have to stay in business as well. they all need to take their kite, but we need a serious um, you know, re evaluation of how many moves do the supply chain and how we can concentrate more of those financial resources of the farmer end. right. christy. lastly, research all of our consultants in nicole and calculate industries. thank you very much for your time. i what a pleasure to thank you. is chad at democracy or dynasty? the people of the country cost the balance on may 6th, the fast presidential election. so as a wave of close head advocates, the whole region, the boot comes 3 years after chaps, currants, military lead, i came to office, how am i to be ceased pa, in 2021. after rebels killed his long ruling father and the son has been head off

in milledgeville and since then, when a forced out general to the hell, he promised to hand back power to the civilian government within 18 months. but he did not trigger in violent protest when he extended his entering the presidency in 2022 last year child held ever for random on a new constitution, which the homes i said would be a key step towards the beginning go on democracy. the physician says if pay, if the wait for the be to cement his grip on power, much like the current election. critics argue, davies main arrival. yeah. yeah. deal with shot dead in an army assault on his policies, headquarters and february human rights. what says he was killed, point blank with a single bullets to the head. these mean surviving arrival is success myself and organize that or between 2 to into to to attest. who have slept to ex, adding the seat in january, in a surprise twist to be granted him on amnesty and appointed him prime minister is

spots. he says his supporters have been intimidated and his own put on disadvantages. but critics of the visa master is just a student in the election just to show, guaranteeing the ad to the, to remains in power and leaving little real choice for chad young voters. from all invest, let's bring in a little late o g o wiley, he's a political analyst and an expert on this a hell region with a substitute for security studies in the car. hello and welcome to the program. so chad has held elections by the entire room. president is the son of the old president. his main arrival was gone down and he invited his arrival to take part is this really democratic? thank you so much for having me. this is 5 home and once we type, once he does that includes the bind transfer and then we'll proceed. and i think where we are, how getting tacked and isaac padia, democrats and process,

particularly the letter of, from a mix of that task out in we do, we use also the data for content. we're not, has we got to march. he's also the home pyre of the entire process, and what is the level become brought the competency collection of what's dash the weight of the the minimal c. so you know, when dad was removed off to you in the past few weeks. so i think it's just the little bands and i mean get era on tested and it gives it as, yeah, so, so put himself on the bottles. and how big of a problem is that this is equal in 4 times in terms of being time that the movers in the say that the, the people maybe for the quest for peace because that you know, days and we, we just give me just one piece and they don't maybe the hall in the past of what is

up and into media now, i guess. okay, let us just for the next and like what do you use to describe as a previous case? so i think that's the number one thing because it turned out to be, we're not fix hall then in the recess of between has a lecture last week in place. but these are b good. we do not. in any case, i'm saying i, let's say the images brought in by the name trends and twins am. in the last 3 years, the beds are being created straight from model to this data both for the sake of these and obviously little just leave me and us as to the same truck. so it looks and democratic trust so will take place in my book. you know, fossil, i didn't need the song points, we don't know how we will, how long next good to be. but like i said, we are targeted to find that it's even got to predict what is going to happen. i think what is going on in child nice going to meeting glue that would integrate into this country when you've reached the milestone for democratic privacy. so what

do i mean by case of those to show we be negligible or maybe the voice we also we, i've tried, i mean, been taken out of the entire day. and i mean, in terms of maybe come across it for a whole approximately beats and then the election gonna associate degrees. that's what makes sure that's what we practiced for the product. but what is much more japanese? that's where i went to see a situation in which the trustee sort of process is going to got to have listen to the maybe changing task is such a way that'd be possible. if i want to use the water points, do we need both of them save on the bottles and at the same time the timing out every to win the next? so yeah, talk is the did the time being added? very good. i mean, from, from, from what you're saying, how you're describing it, this sort of spells do for the region as you say, sort of a playbook where you can just take power, hold elections and remaining power. that's. and that's, that's not the way you know. we expect it to go is it is the for the

one to do right. want to use what is going on now is completely briggs. i just to see to mike. and he said that some people because they have access to being called removed democratic. i've even let me just, i mean both themselves and then also the democratic transition. and we, you know, that by 70 is in the rest of these because they're coming into power all pushed through. so now i'm very, you know, below our supervisor e cause it to some the referendum in which we just have on the bottom. i don't do all the money. i've had to go through the even the rest of my life music was in congress. wheaton street was said to be at tours, democrats, he called, asked you to do the pointing diesel. that was the some, i mean, some, some people which i pointed out to be because, i mean, just like a trade, you know,

nice like you have some jobs who have doors, not all these days, but because they have access to the gone this, these are and then they need why be pack them project process, that is what we know what's going to happen. but what does that mean? and jack is not the person i would have to say the call is finished. the right, well it really what do i need from the sensory for security studies? thank you very much. i or thank you so much. so i'll have him here in bed in the global solutions i'm, it's takes place. honestly. it's an international conference studies to find solutions to some of the biggest problems we are facing in the world today. address plenty of experts from the think tanks, governance business on civil society assignments also invites young people from all over the world. who wants to solve an acute problem with a concrete idea, you'll get one of them as a young man from coming to come to me. you can fuck, wonderful. it is needed as found an association called 3 east africa, the 3

e stand for education. what holman and eco friendly, and that seems like there's a clip from his organization. so i really wanted to see the baby was maybe europe, europe, news funds make a difference here in the country to come in. as you said, it has too much potential together because really make it and also countries we as the big movement, we could create sustainable structures from the beginning and address the challenges and advocates. so wow. to make that because most of the so that was very inspiring

slips from your organization. come to me, kind of fuck, wonderful welcome. thank you for having me. yeah, i mean, 1st question is really straightforward. what inspired you to sets up 3 ease for africa? i think when i, when i move to germany for my studies, a couple of years back when i arrived the 1st question i asked my service, what can i do immediately? you know, young, new experience just at the beginning. my says, what can i do right now? to create impact and kind of when we just, when i come from and that's kind of like where, you know what the energy came from. and when i look at the problem, when you look at the development corporation aspect, the jimmy or the dynamics between germany and african countries, you see that on a talk to targeting base deployment corporation is, is more of it. time is just the image of the content because it's about, let's portray it is a negative image of other continents. you know, the typical stereotypical image. just let me know. and let's step into kind of like, you know, provide the solutions to these particular problems. but that's not,

or what i face about, and then i can concern about, so we wanted to increase profit. we wanted to kind of like change the way development corporation actually happens. and that's, that's, that's really deep. i have to tell you, i've been asking myself the same question. what is africa? is it the same? and up over to diseases that we see on the screen all the time. so it's a really, in spite already from, from what you've said. how exactly is your association do trying to find solutions or tackle these, telling this that you use that great question. i mean there are 2, there are 2 possible with the 1st part and that's something that was very important for me. because before finding the association, i was, you know, i was active and all that and you know, was, and i realized started in these and she was doing not many the half projects in africa, but not many of them africans. so when we found a preschool advocate, we were like, we want this to be an organization that has an african identity. so we're an african taskbar organization, right? so 70 to 80 percent of all the members of the organization of african descent born . you are born with the constant like myself, and that is the very 1st but so we understand the tonnage is on the customer

because that's ex students. them, you know, individually or through our parents. but also we understand a control context. the 2nd aspect of this is we don't initiate projects, right? we increase for africa. what we're saying is just students come to us. we try to students, we really believe that because you are experts of the china interesting phase every single day. and you should be the one to bring the solutions. so the students come to us and propose a different solutions. and all we do is we support them by giving them a the visibility, writing and changing the email, dropped the content very important, and be provided with the funding so that they can actually implement the different ideas that you already have. great. what are some of the main challenges that you've come across that you're helping to? so i would say, um, i would say acceptance. i feel like when they didn't looking at the german new development corporation landscape in germany, it's hard to talk to sponsors and people that you know, that make donations. and from the angle of we want to invest in the innovative

mines on the african continent. people are still used to only want to come back, poverty wants to come, but other things, and i'm gonna think these are not important. they're very important. but that cannot be the only way we see or conflict with the continental. oh, so there was a little bit of a, of a challenge to, you know, to, to have that acceptance of seem to completely different light. right? i mean, because what fascinates me, you, if you are a full time students here in germany, right. and you have, i understand some sort of student jo, both or decide and your running 3 east for africa. i mean, what's driving you to mind as old as how you've been managing all this was the question about the, how is 2 things? first thing is i, i love it like is really my passion. i'm african, i'm coming in and i see it as my responsibility to work with all the people that have the same interest, the same passion, right? to bring that change in our community as a 1st to i'm really extremely passionate about it. and the 2nd thing is,

i'm not alone. i read it, read important, arrived from the get go, you know, throughout my journey i've had so many people, the support of me and that have helped me for them. you know, for me to get to this point and, and that is not going to change any time soon. we have a fantastic team. i produced for africa. so i think that that is not to be underestimated. that makes a big difference. right. the passion definitely makes a huge difference just before we go, there are a lot of young people across the country and watching you and want to do exactly what you do and try to solve challenges on the continental. and, you know, try to give it a good image, you know, show us what else is happening on the content. and basically, what is your message besides, people stop now and stop now? right? i mean, i speak a lot with people from the asking taskbar, here in germany and the like, yeah, i want to get a degree and do x, y, z a before i start doing start as early as we can, right? if you, if it's something that you're really passionate about, start of spill, yes, it can, because you're going to learn for the process and you're going to get better as you proceed. but i would say just, just stop now. okay. well, for a few words, best stop now going to me can fucking level. thank you very much. thank you. 5 and

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