Choc tactics: Cocoa co-operatives

Much of Africa’s cocoa production is synonymous with child labour and poverty. This Ghanaian co-operative owns almost half of the Divine Chocolate company, and business is great. The UK is Europe's biggest consumer of chocolate. Its chocolate market is worth £3.6bn, and the majority of the beans we eat come from Ghana, the world's second-largest cocoa producer. Without Ghana's cocoa farmers, Britain's chocolate industry would be on its knees. This is a brilliant example of the Fair Trade we have been talking about in class with S4. Read it here.