SpeakersOrla Ryan (Author of Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa, Journalist, Financial Times)
Respondent
Professor Chris Cramer (SOAS, author of Civil War is Not a Stupid Thing)
Chair
Adrian Hewitt (ODI)
Event description
The UK consumed 605, 000 tonnes of chocolate and spent £4.3bn on chocolate in 2005. We eat chocolate and we obviously love chocolate, but do you ever wonder how a compact 40g chocolate bar la...
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SpeakersOrla Ryan (Author of Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa, Journalist, Financial Times)
Respondent
Professor Chris Cramer (SOAS, author of Civil War is Not a Stupid Thing)
Chair
Adrian Hewitt (ODI)
Event description
The UK consumed 605, 000 tonnes of chocolate and spent £4.3bn on chocolate in 2005. We eat chocolate and we obviously love chocolate, but do you ever wonder how a compact 40g chocolate bar lands on a supermarket shelf.
Chocolate Nations examines the causes of farmer poverty, placing the story of these producers in the context of the commodity producers' global battle to make more money from their crops. Mixing economic analysis with the human stories of the African rebels, advertising executives and industry insiders, this book gives you an in-depth look at chocolate production.
Join Orla Ryan, Prof Chris Cramer and Adrian Hewitt to launch Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa and discuss the impact of Fair Trade on Africa.
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