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It’s totally fine to eat chocolate with a white film on the surface. But what is it, how did it get there, and how can it be avoided?
Cocoa farming in West Africa is tinged with socio-cultural activities that are misunderstood by the West.
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Cocoa buyers and chocolate manufacturers still use various strategies to deflect when the issue of child slavery is raised
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DNA testing for cocoa beans could fight slavery and child labour.
West African cocoa farmers are largely poor despite the value of their crop.
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Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire’s best option is to control and restrict supply instead of simply adding a price premium.
Developing a viable confectionery industry is essential for Africa’s cocoa giants.
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The importance of raw cocoa beans to Ghana’s foreign exchange earnings is derailing the development of a viable chocolate industry
Craft chocolate is on the rise.
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The chocolate industry is undergoing significant change at the moment, both for better and worse. Here are three trends on the positive side of things.