Chocolate Nations : Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa.

By: Ryan, ÓrlaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: African ArgumentsPublisher: London : Zed Books, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (194 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781848135406Subject(s): Cacao growers -- Africa, West -- Economic conditions | Cacao growers -- Côte d'Ivoire -- Economic conditions | Cacao growers -- Ghana -- Economic conditions | Chocolate | Cocoa trade -- Africa, West | Cocoa trade -- Côte d'Ivoire | Cocoa trade -- GhanaGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Chocolate Nations : Living and Dying for Cocoa in West AfricaDDC classification: 338.17740966 LOC classification: HD9200.G62 -- R93 2011ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- About the author -- Title page -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- One | Ghana is Cocoa -- On the shoulders of peasant farmers -- Fight for independence -- A lifeline under revolutionary rule -- No simple success story -- Two | Cocoa Wars -- A missing man -- Miracle state -- After Boigny - a crisis of identity -- Battle for land -- In the graveyard -- Land and identity -- Three | Child Labour -- The crusading senator -- Industry cynicism -- Defining the problem -- In search of riches -- School and the farm -- Heart of the industry -- Four | Follow the money -- The man who couldn't keep a secret -- The new president -- An avenging journalist -- A reporter in danger -- Abduction -- Business as usual -- Five | From bean to bar -- Recipe for success -- Millers and grinders -- Pricing the bar -- On the shelf -- Six | Fairtrade myths and reality -- More to this than meets the eye -- A global movement -- Not the only fair buyer -- A competitive marketplace -- Airbrushing reality -- Seven | Trading Games -- Privileged childhood -- Fundamental rules -- A concentrated market -- Power games -- Battle for control -- Eight | Building a sustainable future -- Cocoa under attack -- Chocolate fears -- Owning land and sharing cocoa -- Need for science -- On-the-ground training -- Lure of the city -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter one -- Chapter two -- Chapter three -- Chapter four -- Chapter five -- Chapter six -- Chapter seven -- Chapter eight -- Bibliography -- Index -- African Arguments.
Summary: Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves.
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Intro -- About the author -- Title page -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- One | Ghana is Cocoa -- On the shoulders of peasant farmers -- Fight for independence -- A lifeline under revolutionary rule -- No simple success story -- Two | Cocoa Wars -- A missing man -- Miracle state -- After Boigny - a crisis of identity -- Battle for land -- In the graveyard -- Land and identity -- Three | Child Labour -- The crusading senator -- Industry cynicism -- Defining the problem -- In search of riches -- School and the farm -- Heart of the industry -- Four | Follow the money -- The man who couldn't keep a secret -- The new president -- An avenging journalist -- A reporter in danger -- Abduction -- Business as usual -- Five | From bean to bar -- Recipe for success -- Millers and grinders -- Pricing the bar -- On the shelf -- Six | Fairtrade myths and reality -- More to this than meets the eye -- A global movement -- Not the only fair buyer -- A competitive marketplace -- Airbrushing reality -- Seven | Trading Games -- Privileged childhood -- Fundamental rules -- A concentrated market -- Power games -- Battle for control -- Eight | Building a sustainable future -- Cocoa under attack -- Chocolate fears -- Owning land and sharing cocoa -- Need for science -- On-the-ground training -- Lure of the city -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter one -- Chapter two -- Chapter three -- Chapter four -- Chapter five -- Chapter six -- Chapter seven -- Chapter eight -- Bibliography -- Index -- African Arguments.

Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it on to our supermarket shelves.

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