Ghana's Illegal Galamsey Gold Mining Affecting Cocoa Farmers,

OverviewThe Conflict’s Ground ZeroThe Mercury ConnectionDeadly WorkViolent OccupationLooking AheadGhana, one of the world's biggest producers of cocoa beans, is facing a crisis around dangerouObuasi, 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 canopy of dried cocoa leaves. But the trees were bare. A few rotting cocoa pods litt“When the Chinese came, they told me that my plants were not yielding anymore because therKwaku Asare’s story is not uncommon in Denkyira Asikuma, a small farming village nestled amongst cocoa plantations outside of Dunkwa in Ghana’s Central region. At least 30 cocoa farmers in the village have sold their land to miners who quickly excavated, pumped in water an在nationalgeographic上标记:GalamseyEnvironmental degradation标记:North CarolinaAshanti Region标记:GalamseyMining标记:GalamseyMining标记:MiningObuasi Gold Mine