麻豆社

From the journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast. The price of cocoa - the essential ingredient in chocolate - has more than quadrupled on the international market in the last two years. Yet many of those growing it have not benefitted. In fact, drought, disease and a lack of investment have led to catastrophic harvests and, therefore, a drop in income for many small producers of cocoa, especially in Ivory Coast. This West African country is the world鈥檚 largest producer of cocoa - up to 45% of the world鈥檚 total. Most of the growers are small-scale, poor farmers. There are now calls for these growers to get a bigger chunk of the chocolate bar and, in so doing, to help ensure future production. John Murphy travels to Ivory Coast to delve into the world of chocolate production.

Presented and produced by John Murphy
With additional production in Ivory Coast from Ebrin Brou
Mixed by Andy Fell
Production coordinator Gemma Ashman
Series editor Penny Murphy

(Image: Cutting open cocoa bean pods in Ivory Coast. Credit: John Murphy/麻豆社)