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The first allegations that child slavery is used in cocoa production appeared in 1998. [43] In late 2000, a BBC documentary reported the use of enslaved children in the production of cocoa in West Africa. [43] [44] [45] Other media followed by reporting widespread child slavery and child trafficking in the production of cocoa. [46] [47]
Cocoa beans and cocoa harvest processing. Ghana's cocoa production grew an average of 16 per cent between 2000 and 2003. [18] Cocoa has a long production cycle, far longer than many other tropical crops, and new hybrid varieties need over five years to come into production, and a further 10 to 15 years for the tree to reach its full bearing potential.
[1] [3] Cocoa tree seedlings were brought to São Tomé and Príncipe from Brazil, marking the arrival of cocoa in Africa. [4] [5] The first cocoa tree to fully grow in the colony was on the island of Príncipe, in 1824. [1] Cocoa proved to be a profitable crop, as global demand for it gradually increased throughout the century.
However, cocoa farming and the production of cocoa beans are extremely fragile and labour-intensive processes. The cocoa trees are also called Cacao trees. The process begins with a Cacao plant, or Theobroma cacao, in which the beans are extracted from pods that grow directly on the cocoa trees
Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation driven by planting cocoa ...
In 2010, cocoa production accounted for only 0.3% of agricultural GDP. [1] Average cocoa beans production in Nigeria between 2000 and 2010 was 389,272 tonnes per year [1] rising from 170,000 tonnes produced in 1999. [3]
STORY: Here are five business stories making headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week.Two executives from Canadian mining firm Trevali have been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a ...
While cocoa production in the site of Chuao can be traced back to 1591, [2] [3] the town itself was founded in 1660. [1] From 1591 onwards, the area was home to a number of haciendas which grew cocoa. [2] During colonial times, a number of slaves were imported to the village from Africa to increase cocoa production on said haciendas. [1] [2]