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The African country Ethiopia is the world's largest cocoa grower.

Published: 2026-02-23 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/02/23, William, Manager of Coffee Butter, Ghana Cocoa Bureau WILLIAM QUAITTOO said in an interview in Accra that the project would expand coffee cultivation to 2000 hectares (4942 acres). Kuitu said that where you can grow cocoa, you can grow coffee. According to a survey by the United States Department of Agriculture, Ghana's coffee production in 2010-11 could reach 1260 metric tons, exceeding profits.

william e, coffee butter manager, ghana cocoa board WILLIAM QUAITTOO said in an interview in Accra that the project would expand coffee plantations to 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres). Quituo says coffee can be grown wherever cocoa can be grown.

Ghana will produce 1,260 metric tons of coffee in 2010-11, surpassing Liberia and the Central African Republic and making it the third-lowest producer of coffee beans in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Liberia and the Central African Republic each produce 600 tons of coffee beans per year.

Ethiopia, Africa's largest coffee grower, is expected to produce 252,000 tonnes of beans in 2010-11. As the world's largest cocoa grower, Cote d'Ivoire produced about 132,000 tons of coffee beans in 2010-11. According to the International Coffee Organization, Ghana is mainly suitable for growing lower-quality coffee beans used to produce instant coffee.

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