Chocolate nations [[electronic resource] ] : living and dying for cocoa in West Africa / / Órla Ryan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456879003321
• Autore: Ryan Orla
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Zed; New York, NY, : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-01138-7; 9786613011381; 1-84813-540-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Collana: African arguments
• Disciplina: 338.17740966
• Soggetti: 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; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-174) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: About the author; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; One | Ghana is Cocoa; On the shoulders of peasant farmers; Fight for independence; A lifeline under revolutionary rule; No simple success story; Two | Cocoa Wars; A missing man; Miracle state; After Boigny - a crisis of identity; Battle for land; In the graveyard; Land and identity; Three | Child Labour; The crusading senator; Industry cynicism; Defining the problem; In search of riches; School and the farm; Heart of the industry; Four | Follow the money; The man who couldn't keep a secret; The new president An avenging journalist; A reporter in danger; Abduction; Business as usual; Five | From bean to bar; Recipe for ; success; Millers and grinders; Pricing the bar; On the shelf; Six | Fairtrade myths and reality; More to this than meets the eye; A global movement; Not the only fair buyer; A competitive marketplace; Airbrushing reality; Seven | Trading Games; Privileged childhood; Fundamental rules; A concentrated market; Power games; Battle for control; Eight | Building a sustainable future; Cocoa under attack; Chocolate fears; Owning land and sharing cocoa; Need for science; On-the-ground training Lure of the city; Epilogue; Notes; Introduction; Chapter one; Chapter two; Chapter three; Chapter four; Chapter five; Chapter six; Chapter seven; Chapter eight; Bibliography; Index; African Arguments
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.