chocolate nations: living and dying for cocoa in west africa
Ryan's book really captures the essence of what's going on in the cocoa business. A chapter is devoted to the death of Guy Andre Kieffer who was an investigative reporter enquiring into the politics as well as the economics of cocoa production when he disappeared in Cote d’Ivoire in 2004. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.
An interesting read on the west African chocolate industry and how it works. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2014. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. [Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa] (By: Orla Ryan) [published: January, 2011] [Orla Ryan] on Amazon.com. Not much profit trickles down from the shelves of our shops to the farmers and child labor (in reality, trafficked or slave labor, Ryan says) of Ghana and Ivory Coast whose poverty is covered up by weasel words from trade associations and financial interests glibly defending exploitation and profiteering." Chapter six seeks to separate the "myths and reality" of the various fair trade approaches to cocoa growing and buying, while the penultimate chapter examines how the cocoa trade really works - a complicated set of power dynamics involving global corporates, country cocoa boards and cocoa speculators, but rarely cocoa farmers themselves. In preparing to write an article for the Huffington Post about chocolate and cocoa, I was introduced to issues about which I had previously had no knowledge. Of course, nobody would buy the book then except for cocoa traders and academics, and therein lies the problem. Living and dying for cocoa in West Africa.
Series: African arguments.
- Daniel Balint Kurti at Global Witness"I gave up eating chocolate years ago after seeing at first hand the exploitation that surrounds its production in Africa. A thought-provoking look at Ghana and Ivory Coast, which produce about two-thirds of the world's supply of cocoa beans, and the contributions, both good and bad, that the cocoa industry makes to the lives of the people of those countries. You'll understand the history behind that delicious nibble. An interesting read on the west African chocolate industry and how it works. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It may not be considerd as extremely deep and complete, but I found it helpful in understanding the reality of the cocoa market. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. - Daniel Balint Kurti at Global Witness"I gave up eating chocolate years ago after seeing at first hand the exploitation that surrounds its production in Africa. Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa by Orla Ryan. Learn about our remote access options. "Orla's Chocolate Nations is a captivating read, painting a lively picture of the West African cocoa trade from a variety of perspectives. "Chocolate Nations is a fascinating account of the struggles of cocoa producers in West Africa, almost all of them smallholders, and what it takes to turn a crop of cocoa … In preparing to write an article for the Huffington Post about chocolate and cocoa, I was introduced to issues about which I had previously had no knowledge. The very word hints of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I am so glad that I read this book.
- Iain Finlayson, Times "Chocolate Nations is a fascinating account of the struggles of cocoa producers in West Africa, almost all of them smallholders, and what it takes to turn a crop of cocoa into a warehouse full of Ferrero Rocher." Every couple pages I found myself thinking, "Oh! It is worth reading it. I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of Use, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-8287.2012.01151.x. This is followed by a chapter that examines the extent to which child labour is used on cocoa farms, and the distinction between child and slave labour.
The book is short, so not having enough time to read it is no excuse.
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