Ghana is cocoa -- Cocoa wars -- Child labour -- Follow the money -- From bean to bar -- Fairtrade myths and reality -- Trading games -- Building a sustainable future
Summary
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. Provocative and eye-opening, Chocolate Nations exposes the true story of how the treat we love makes it onto our supermarket shelves
Notes
"In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index
