cocoa production ppt

Cocoa Production:From Bean To Bar

Stage 1: Cocoa pods grow and ripen

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Stage 2: Harvesting

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Stage 3: Fermentation

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Stage 4: Drying

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Stage 5: Packing and Weighing

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Stage 6: Transport

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Stage 7: Shipping

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Stage 8: Preparing the beans for manufacture

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Stage 9: Moulding and packaging

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Stage 10: Selling in shops

What are the problems cocoa farmers face?

Price of cocoa keeps going up

and down on the world market = no long term security

Very low pay: farmers only

receive a fraction of the price paid

for each chocolate bar

Farming equipment,

food, medicine etc are very expensive

Scales are often ‘fixed’

to show a higher reading

than is true

Changing to produce other

crops is difficult

Children often have to work to

bring in extra income for

farming families

Machetes and pesticides can

be very dangerous.

How does Fairtrade help?

A minimum price

The “Fairtrade Premium”

Long term contracts

Able to borrow money safely

Working together in

“cooperatives”

Better working conditions

Protects the environment

No child labour

"Fairtrade is good to the farmer and makes us

happy. We would like to sell more cocoa to Fairtrade so more farmers can taste a

better life."Comfort Kwaasibea, cocoa farmer.

“We can proudly take good care of ourselves and our

children... because of Fairtrade we can stand on our own because we are

self sufficient.”

Akua Gyamfua, cocoa farmer and stall holder.

CHOCOLATE

TASTING!!

How to taste chocolate

• Listen for the snap!• Smell the chocolate• Check the appearance• “Mouth feel” • Making notes – flavours, textures,

the finish and the aftertaste.