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Illegal Gold Mining Boom Threatens Cocoa Farmers (And Your Chocolate) [1]

Obuasi, GhanaKwaku Asare grabbed his machete and trekked through the bush to his cocoa farm—through winding pathways and hills, past ominous pits of muddy water, and underneath the low-hanging cano

Publication Date: 
08/03/2018
National Geographic News [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Illegal Trade [4], Gold [5], Ghana [6], Agriculture [7], Cocoa [8], Farmers [9], Africa [10]

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