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Chocolate nations : living and dying for cocoa in West Africa /

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 tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryan, Orla (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, ©2011.
Series:African arguments.
Subjects:
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.
Development studies
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:"In association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council."
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 182 pages).
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174) and index.
ISBN:9781350219151
DOI:10.5040/9781350219151
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.