In recent years, many have raised concerns regarding the need to develop sustainable practices in the cocoa sector and to prepare for impending threats associated with climate change. Although evidence suggests more needs to be done to address the environmental concerns surrounding cocoa, the sustainability of the sector cannot be understood without recognizing other socio-economic and socio-political factors. This paper uses a case study of Ghana—the world's second largest producer of cocoa—to problematize the often-simplistic claims concerning the fate of the crop. While the paper draws upon a diverse disciplinary body of literature, it uses a political ecology lens to analyse the multifaceted problems facing the cocoa industry. The paper derives insights from 131 interviews conducted with a wide range of stakeholder groups in Ghana's capital (Accra) and leading cocoa-producing regions (Ashanti and Western). The analysis reveals the need to challenge dominant narratives about the cocoa-climate change nexus, as it highlights other threats to the sector. This includes the difficulty of securing youth labourers, the problem of “galamsey” (i.e., illegal artisanal mining), the issue of land scarcity, and the politicization of migrant workers.

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加纳可可的政治生态：过去、现在和未来的挑战

近年来，许多人担心需要在可可部门发展可持续的做法，并为与气候变化相关的迫在眉睫的威胁做好准备。尽管有证据表明需要做更多的工作来解决围绕可可的环境问题，但如果不承认其他社会经济和社会政治因素，就无法理解该行业的可持续性。本文使用世界第二大可可生产国加纳的案例研究，对有关作物命运的通常简单化的说法进行质疑。虽然本文借鉴了多元化的学科文献，但它使用政治生态学视角来分析可可行业面临的多方面问题。该论文从对加纳广泛的利益相关者团体进行的 131 次访谈中得出见解。的首都（阿克拉）和主要的可可产区（阿散蒂和西部）。该分析表明有必要挑战有关可可气候变化关系的主流说法，因为它突出了该行业面临的其他威胁。这包括确保青年劳动力的困难、“galamsey”问题（即非法手工采矿）、土地稀缺问题以及农民工的政治化。