Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana's cocoa industry

Ghana, the world's second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest -- and blow to its crisis-hit economy -- from illegal mining and smugglers, industry officials, farmers and activists warn.Along with gold and oil, the cocoa industry is a mainstay of Ghana's economy and foreign currency earnings.

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