living and dying for cocoa in West Africa Ryan, Orla. creator text bibliography enk London New York, NY Zed Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan 2011 monographic eng

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viii, 182 p. ; 22 cm. Chocolate. The very word hints 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 how only a tiny fraction of the cash we pay for a chocolate bar actually makes it back to the farmers, and she 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 onto our supermarket shelves. -- Book Jacket. Ghana is cocoa -- Cocoa wars -- Child labour -- Follow the money -- From bean to bar -- Fairtrade myths and reality -- Trading games -- Building a sustainable future. Órla Ryan. "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council." Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-174) and index. f-gh--- f-iv--- fw----- Cocoa trade Ghana Cocoa trade Côte d'Ivoire Cocoa trade Africa, West Cacao growers Ghana Economic conditions Cacao growers Côte d'Ivoire Economic conditions Cacao growers Africa, West Economic conditions Chocolate Chocolate R93 2011 9781848130050 (pbk.) 1848130058 (pbk.) 9781848130043 (hb) 184813004X (hb) 2011282188 110601 20230921134945.0 0000021230