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  Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa (African Arguments) (Paperback) By (author) Orla Ryan

  

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  Short Description for Chocolate NationsChocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury... From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, this title reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet.
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  • Publisher: ZED BOOKS LTD
  • Published: 20 January 2011
  • Format: Paperback 176 pages
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  • Categories: Regional Studies | Development Studies | Development Economics | Agriculture & Related Industries | Food Manufacturing & Related Industries | Agriculture & Farming | Cooking With Chocolate
  • ISBN 13: 9781848130050 ISBN 10: 1848130058
  • Sales rank: 133,957

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Full description for Chocolate Nations

• From bean to bar - Where does your chocolate come from? Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury...From the thousands of children who work on plantations to the smallholders who harvest the beans, "Chocolate Nations" reveals the hard economic realities of our favourite sweet. This vivid and gripping exploration of the reasons behind farmer poverty includes the human stories of the producers and traders at the heart of the West African industry. Orla Ryan shows that only a tiny fraction of the cash we pay for a chocolate bar actually makes it back to the farmers, and sheds light on what Fairtrade really means on the ground. Provocative and eye-opening, "Chocolate Nations" exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves.