Female-owned farms and companies are growing Ghana’s taste for coffee
FROM dozens of farms nestled among the hills of Ghana's Volta region to the cafes and restaurants of the capital, Accra, the women farming and marketing Ghanaian coffee are working to gain a firmer foothold in the small but growing sector. Ghana is the world's second-largest cocoa producer behind neighbour Ivory Coast but is one of Africa's smallest in terms of coffee output. Most smallholder farmers lack access to the resources needed to market their beans. Benedicta Tamakloe, a former computer science teacher and founder of the Accra-based roaster Bean Masters, decided to help by working with female farmers who…
