Tea, Coffee & Cocoa – Trade & Market Updates

Nigeria’s coffee revival initiative aims to boost production, strengthen farmer livelihoods and expand export opportunities through research, innovation and sustainable agricultural development.

Access Bank and IFC have expanded financing for Ghana’s cocoa sector, supporting agribusiness growth, export trade and agricultural value chains through over GH₵1 billion in funding.

Kenya’s Tea Board says the new export levy will fund tea marketing, infrastructure upgrades and factory modernization despite growing opposition from buyers and traders.

Ghana plans a $1 billion domestic bond to fund cocoa purchases, aiming to stabilize farmer payments and reduce reliance on foreign-currency borrowing.

Kenyan coffee farmers secured premium global prices through direct export sales, with specialty buyers paying significantly above auction market rates for traceable high-quality coffee.