Thanks to Thomas Naadi and BBC Online News for the Healdine
Farming Cocoa Beans has recently became unviable for growers . The crop from which all chocolate , but particularly quality chocolate is mainly produced in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
There is a Government structure in place called the Ghana Cocoa Board( Cocobod) which was set up to support the farmers by guaranteeing a price for their Cocoa which they would get if they could not sell it on the open market. Up to now it has been a profitable business and the Cocoa Growers have not had to worry about the uncertainties of the Global Market.
However, now, the prices have dropped on the Global Market and the buyers don’t want the Cocoa Beans. Cocobod is struggling to support the farmers, being three billion dollars in debt itself.
This has brought great personal hardship for the Cocoa Bean Farmers and the price that will be set by Cocobod for their crops next year will not meet their costs for farming their crop.
One solution might be to look at manufacturing chocolate themselves, which if there already is an oversupply might not work.
Dark chocolate is actually a bit of a health food and I think chocolate( good quality chocolate ) is good for the digestion. I certainly will be thinking of the Cocoa Bean Farmers this Easter and I hope that they find markets for their beans or that Ghana and the Ivory Coast create a product that is popular amongst us foodies.
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