Bottom of service avenue positions. A election was night of the fact to speak to an expert and finding solutions to some of the wells biggest problems. Experts to printers and Decision Makers means here, invalid. I talked to the Problem Solver from come are trying to address the challenges in his country. The i, im 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. Chocolate is a no go. African nations dominates the global coal, coal trade with co to y, gonna comfort room and light jerry, a producing 70 percent of the coal coal being consumed globally. But that taste for chalk late 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. Whats 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, say, michael chips says this top of the cocoa prizes have you been out for fall and says, and the welds lead and compute such a giant in video. So whats driving prices so high . Take a look at gonna the worlds 2nd largest producer face and a catastrophic harvest. You need the vin in coal, coal crisis, but use us. Ive 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, its done each kind of house last its cool. Cool. Forecast this. Yeah. Because of all to dry a web. Thats a boost in one thing. The cool, Cool Industries equivalent of the cool with and then it was a viral disease that it ruins you before it kills the trees completely. Right . So eve, the trees are being affected. Like i said, told by this, if i read this is a routine the ability to best fast let the long have in foods on. It saves no coming if need therefore. So with that, we are also losing supporting the National Code on the account would be that we supply into that the system in the process. It costs in a kind of room as advertising said, largest cocoa producer and one farm of asset cocoa season is a season of cash. Cocoa provides about 90 percent of the income for Rural Communities involved in this production. Use of laser young spoke to a family in the village of low income ruins 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 google been sale. Hes checking on the focus of a new bit. Hes orders for his wife for that. Its costing him 70000. 00 francs around a 115. 00. Thats about twice the monthly 1000000, which can be rude fee and it was not, these were not like, yes is it because then that costs 70000. 00 but increasing google and yeah, they seem to have done that before that. So i go to, you can think over the past the, the small, who just to hit that cool cool plantation here in the village of new has brought in 5 time more money than the ever did before. Cameras, google prizes went up dramatically after have his slumber include the war and on. So this is motivated here in court that is clean is formed in preparation for the next. How the season scenes, the price has gone up, has really been if youve done me a lot, because uh ive sold out so quick. Wow. So much cool. Cool. When that ive had to increase my income and even like increase my son, that the stuff that im living the farmers income route and ive also stuff up for a long drive and what seasons they are better off competitive could use us elsewhere in africa. Monte harry is a member of the cover book. Wooden coffee board. I think uh, this is a one time experience that we are having in the sector, whether somebody is capable of, you know, im saying confidentially that the prize that hes receiving for the work that is, dawn is beneficial on very encouraging through him. Its, its a dream come through and i think that from us kind of leaves from the levels of the eyes. But theres one drawback. The rising cou comprised means of almost lane quinta, have to constantly be on deck. God gives these, this is before that they used to go to the found that it was to where i knew plus nice in the night, and then the end of how this thing that cool. So we are like looking for something that just like a creating some some groups to like morning to morning during the roots coming from the sun. Thats to release if theyve got our people and the funds many farmers have given up green, cool, cool because of high production costs. Low incomes. Now theyre coming back, some lighting quinta, outlets in new trees and hope that the quick 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 weve just seen pharmacy in cameroon benefits and from the sar and global price of cocoa binding, gonna coco farm is, are struggling. Whats causing this difference . I think a few things are causing the difference. So yeah, 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 received for their cocoa was set by the government. And while the government did raise the price that they received, you know, thanks to the sky, rocketing cocoa prices globally, they raised it by 50 percent, which is the significant increase in producer price. That its 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 wouldnt even if it, if it were to happen, um 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 thats a great question. And so again, they did raise the producer phrase and they raised it by 50 percent, which is really big increase. But i think whats stopping them from raising the price higher is the government governments through their, their marketing boards on a couple board. Im think of a lot of work to protect and support their crop. And so im gonna, these are known globally to be the highest quality bulk could be, is on the market because the farmers know how to from it. Theyre being 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. And, and so, you know, gone a couple boar and has to work really hard to protect that reputation and protect the quality of their crop. And thats just money. So, you know, there is a portion of, of their coco exports that they, they retain that the, the proceeds from not in order to do this work of protecting and maintaining their National Supply and quite to balance and activate. Unfortunately, its the farm is that are struggling and the i know really getting the benefit from this this overall. Hi, be mindful. Co cool about factors like Climate Change is affecting production, decrease in supply, which makes it more expensive. So how long come to find comfort room, for instance, benefit from, from this situation where you know, the costs of the high prices, they are 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 focus supply, so i was in town 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 were 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 prices. So i think that the farmers and cameron will benefit as long as we see this really constrained 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, theyre only earning those higher prices on much less crop. So, so theres only the equations to take into account. How much are you growing and multiply that by the price . And so its a very good market situation. Yeah, definitely. Sounds complicated. I mean so, so we know the challenge, what can be down urgently to address the challenges and try to tie, turn things around to that is such a great question and i think its the question thats 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 tough as far as using other kinds of things. Im not naturally bronco going to use, but generally theres no other substitute that we have. So i think if, if the, the top of the 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 doesnt just fly from a farm, you know, into a chocolate factory. Theres 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 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 the cocoa on chocolate 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 president ial election. So as a wave of close head advocates, the whole region, the boot comes 3 years after chaps, currants, military lead came to office. But how am i to be seized pa, in 2021 after rebels killed his long ruling father. And the son has been had ultimately trigo. And since then, when a full stop general took 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 or last year, todd held a friend to them on a new constitution, which the homes i said would be to step towards the video of democracy. The physician says it pay of the wait for the b to cement his grip on power. Much like the current election. Critics argue debbies main arrival. Yeah, yeah. Deal with shot dead in an army assault on his policies. Headquarters in february human rights. What says he was killed, point blank with a single bullets to the head. These main surviving arrival is success myself. An organizer or the 2022 to attest, who have slept to ex, adding the seat in january, in a surprise twist. Itd be granted him on an s t and appointed him Prime Minister is spots. He says, his supporters have been intimidated and his own puts on disadvantages. But critics of the visa master is just the student and the election just to show, guaranteeing the add to the to remains in power and leaving little real choice for child young voters. Small invest. Lets bring in full legal ju wiley. Hes a political analyst and an expert on this the whole 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 of our arrival to take part. Is this really democratic . Thank you so much for having me. This is 5 home and watching time once he does that includes the by transferring them over. See, i think what were getting tack nice the parts democrats and process, particularly the letter of, from a mix of that task out in we do, we do so. So the more i mean, the content when that has been kind of marketing is also the home pyre. Of the entire process, and what is the level become probably pumping to keep collection of whats best the way that the main number was the so you know, when dad was removed off to you in the past few weeks. So i think its just the whole bands and i mean get a contest it can, it gives it, sir, as the support himself on the bottles. And how big of a problem is that this is equal in forward charge and types of internal demo. In the sense that the, the people maybe for the quest for peace because that, you know, theres, and we, and we just give me just one piece and they dont maybe the hall in the past, which is ive been into media now. Theyve got their safety. Let us just for the next and like what do you use to describe the process piece. So i think thats the number one thing because it pulled out. So be we not fix hall then in the recess of between cars the lecture last week and place. But these are b good. We do not in any case and the same, right. Lets see the new just brought a model trends and twins am. In the last 3 years, the whole bed has been created straight from model to this data, both for the sake of these and obviously a little just leave me and us as to the same dress. So next and democratic process i will take place in my book, you know, fossil, i mean, the song points, we dont know how we will, how long next good to be. But like i said, we are targeted sci fi not exceed the got to predict what is going to happen. I think what is being own in chattanooga is going to be the blue light in this country when youve reached the milestone for democratic privacy. So i will gladly buy these offers the show we be negligible, or maybe the voice we also we are trying to, i mean be taken out to be a tab. And i mean in terms of maybe come across a component, approximately beats. And then the next of regardless of the degrees, thats what makes sure thats what we practiced for the product. But once its more, its more geometry these that we are going to see a situation in which the trustees of the process is going to have this into the maybe change into this search. And will that be also if i want to use the water points, do we need both of them sit on the bottles and at the same time the timing out every to wendy mixer. So yeah, talk is due to the time being added. Very good. I mean from, from, from what you say and how youre 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. Thats. And thats, thats not the way you know. We expect it to go. Is it easy for the one to do right . Want to use what is going on now is completely briggs. I just to say to mike and to send us some people because they have access to be gone. Removed democrats academy. Let me just, i mean both of them says and then most the democratic transitions. And we do know that by 70 is because theyre coming into power source solution. Now im very, you know, develop our supervisor e cause it to some a referendum in which it will just sit on the bottle and doing deep all the money. I partner because were leaving the rest of my life. Music was in cambridge. Wheaton street was said to be at tours, democrats, and called asked you to do the quantities of never. Ready the somebody knew some song which i was about to be honest because i mean, does like a trade, you know, needs like, you have to charge them, have the doors on all these days. But because they have access to the gone, this, these are, and then they need why be boxed democratic process. That is what we know whats going to happen. But what does that mean . And jack is not the person. I would have to say. The call is been is be right. Well it really what do you, why they found the sensory for Security Studies . Thank you very much. I, i thank you so much to have him here in bed in the global solutions. So im, its takes place. Honestly. Its an International Conference that aims 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 ideas go get one of them is a young man from coming. Come to me, you can fuck, wonderful. It is needed as founded. Im association called 3 east africa. The 3 e stands for education. What holman, and eco friendly, and that seems like theres a claim from his organization. So i really want to see the baby was maybe europe. Sure. News and make a difference here in the country to come in as you said, it has too much potential together because really make and also countries we as the big movement, we could create Sustainable Structures from the beginning and adjust the challenge as an advocate. So wow, to make that because most of the 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 east for africa . I think when i, when i moved 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 in the big, you know, my says what can i do right now to create impact and kind of when we just, when i come from. And thats 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 of jeremy, all the dynamics between germany and african countries, you see that on a talked to target to base deployment corporation is, is more of it. Time is just the image of the continent, because its about, lets portray it is a negative image of other continents, you know, into the typical sky with typical image. Just let me know. And lets step into kind of like, you know, provide a solutions to these particular problems, but thats not, are what i face about. And ive been concerned about, so we wanted to increase profit. We wanted to kind of like change the way Development Corporation actually happens. And thats, thats, thats really deep. I have to tell you, ive been asking myself the same question. What is africa . Is it a c . And up over to diseases that we see on the screen all the time. So its a reading and spider already from, from what youve said. How exactly is your association to trying to find solutions or tackle these challenges that you use . That quick question. Im goi