From chocolate to mushrooms — new horizons for young people in Ghana

Young people in cocoa communities often face a narrow choice: farm the family land, or leave.

Asetenapa's mushroom livelihood initiative, reported by FAO in March 2025, offers a third option — a short-cycle enterprise that young people and women can run alongside existing farm work, with training and a route to local markets.

For the cooperative it is part of a wider strategy: diversified livelihoods make households and communities more resilient, and give the next generation a reason to build a future in agriculture.