This document provides information about fair trade projects and cocoa production in Ghana. It discusses how cocoa grown by farmers in Ghana's Kuapa Kokoo cooperative is used in Divine chocolate. The cocoa growing process and harvesting is described, as well as fermentation, drying, transport, and manufacturing into chocolate. Fair trade aims to provide stable prices and social premiums to help farmers. Benefits of fair trade include better prices and conditions for farmers and more control over their lives.
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Liqueurs maybe defined as “sweetened,
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They are also known as “Cordials”, and
were first developed as curative herbal drinks
by alchemists in France and Italy.
Derived from the Latin word
Liquefacere ,which means to dissolve or melt,
a manner by which many liqueurs acquire
their flavours from herbs , flowers etc.
The liqueur recipes were guarded with utmost
secrecy.
A Liqueur thus, basically consists of a
spirit base such as brandy, whisky, rum,
or a neutral spirit, that has flavourings
added to it, and is sweetened. The
flavoring used include fruits, flowers,
roots, leaves, herbs, spices, and the
suchlike.
WHEN DID LIQUEURS GAIN
POPULARITY?
The Liqueurs gained popularity during the
1930’s ,when prohibition was imposed in
America on strong alcoholic brews that
were being made clandestinely. Liqueurs
were used to tone down the fiery nature of
such spirits.
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Fruit wines are now widely accepted, consumption and production is up and quality is increasing quickly. This is all excellent news and constitutes a literal revival of the industry and potentially turning India into a leader of quality fruit wine production.
WHAT ARE LIQUEURS?
Liqueurs maybe defined as “sweetened,
flavoured and coloured spirits”
They are also known as “Cordials”, and
were first developed as curative herbal drinks
by alchemists in France and Italy.
Derived from the Latin word
Liquefacere ,which means to dissolve or melt,
a manner by which many liqueurs acquire
their flavours from herbs , flowers etc.
The liqueur recipes were guarded with utmost
secrecy.
A Liqueur thus, basically consists of a
spirit base such as brandy, whisky, rum,
or a neutral spirit, that has flavourings
added to it, and is sweetened. The
flavoring used include fruits, flowers,
roots, leaves, herbs, spices, and the
suchlike.
WHEN DID LIQUEURS GAIN
POPULARITY?
The Liqueurs gained popularity during the
1930’s ,when prohibition was imposed in
America on strong alcoholic brews that
were being made clandestinely. Liqueurs
were used to tone down the fiery nature of
such spirits.
This slide will guide the information on liqueur and Aperitif, types of liqueur, serving procedure and the use of different Liqueur and aperitif. also Bitters and vermouth information were shared in the presentation
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Citizenship Fairtrade 101
1. Citizenship – Fair trade Project.
Produce a list of as many fair trade projects as you can find
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Beer & Ale Ice Cream
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Biscuits Jams & Spreads
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Cakes & Brownies Juice & Soft Drinks
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Cereals & Bars Nuts/nut Oil
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Chocolate Quinoa
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Cocoa Rice
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Coffee Spirits
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Cotton Sports Balls
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Dried Fruit Sugar
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Flowers Sweets
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Fresh Fruits Syrup
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Fresh Veg Tea & Herbal Tea
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Herbs & Spices Wine
• Honey
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• Hot Chocolate
Yoghurt
Choose one product and find out where it is produced – the
process it then goes through to get to our shelves/shops.
Divine chocolate from bean to bar
Cocoa Production in Ghana
Cocoa cultivation began in Ghana, according to the legend, fostered by a
blacksmith called Tetteh Quarshie, who, in 1895, returned to his farm in
the Eastern Region of Ghana with cocoa beans in his pocket from the
island of Fernando Po (now Bioko) in Equatorial Guinea where there was
already intensive plantation production of slave-grown cocoa.
Cocoa is now cultivated in six regions in Ghana: Western, Central, Brong
Ahafo, Eastern, Ashanti and the Volta regions. At its peak it accounted for
about 66% of the country's foreign exchange though has now declined to
around 35 -40%.
Growing the cocoa
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2. The cocoa for Divine chocolate is grown in the southern regions of Ghana
by a farmers' co-operative called Kuapa Kokoo.
Cocoa is usually grown on small plots of land
although there are some plantations being
established in Asia. In Ghana plantations did not
take hold and account for only 1% of cocoa
production there. Most Ghanaian cocoa is grown on
small family farms, typically of between 2-3 hectares. It is usually
intercropped with other plants and trees, such as plantains (part of the
banana family), maize and spices. These not only provide shade whilst the
young cocoa is growing but can also provide up to 65% of the family's own
food supply, as well as additional income.
Cocoa trees grow to between 12 to 15 metres high, and it is about 3-4 years
before the flowers first appear. The tiny blossoms are so intricate that
insects have difficulty finding their way inside to fertilise the pollen.
Because this vital journey to reach the flowers' stamen is so difficult, out
of the 10,000 blossoms produced by each tree, only about 20 - 30 are
pollinated and become cocoa pods. Each pod contains about 40 seeds which
become cocoa beans. It takes one tree's whole crop for the year to make
three big bars of Divine.
Most species of cocoa tree produce two crops per year. The cocoa pods
ripen and are ready for harvesting around 5 to 6 months after pollination.
In Ghana, the main harvest (70 % of the year's crop) is between October
and January, with a smaller, secondary crop ready in June. The giant
pods, which look like yellow rugby balls, grow straight out of the trunk
and branches of the tree.
Harvesting, fermenting and drying the beans
The harvest time is crucial if good quality beans are to be produced. If the
pods are too ripe they are vulnerable to disease, or the beans might start
to germinate. However, if the pods are too green the cocoa beans will be of
very poor quality, because not enough of the 'aromatics' which produce the
familiar cocoa flavour are produced.
Harvesting is very labour intensive, the farmers cut the pods from the
trees, this has to be done carefully in order to avoid damaging the rest of
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3. the tree. The pods are then split open with huge sharp bladed knives and
the slimy pulp containing the beans is scraped out. Again this needs to be
done precisely in order not to damage the beans. There have been
attempts to develop machines to undertake this work, but mechanised
cutting systems often damage the cocoa beans and so are
not widely used.
Once harvested, the beans undergo a two-stage process to
prepare them for sale: fermentation and drying. These
processes begin the transition from bitter cocoa bean to
what eventually ends up as the taste we all love in chocolate bars.
Fermentation is a vital step in developing the cocoa bean's 'aromatics'.
They are heaped up on dark green plantain leaves and then the leaves are
wrapped around them. These parcels are left in the heat
for 5-8 days to ferment. The fleshy pulp which holds the
beans inside the pod is crucial to the development of the
cocoa flavour - this pulp holds the sugars, acids and
yeasts which kick-start the fermentation process. As
fermentation progresses, the temperature inside the heap
increases, this removes the germinating power from the bean, the pulp
turns to liquid and drains away and the organic compounds in the bean
start to change to the colour and flavour that we
associate with chocolate.
Finally the beans are dried. They are spread out on large
tables in the sun and turned regularly to ensure they dry
evenly and do not stick together. The drying process
takes about 5-12 days and in this time the moisture content is reduced
from 60% to less than 8%. The beans are then packed up into jute bags
and stored in fully ventilated warehouses.
The Kuapa Kokoo farmers carry out all the processes described above.
Each farmer will harvest and ferment his or her beans and the drying is
done on large tables used by the whole village. Each Kuapa village society
has a local recorder who is responsible for collecting and weighing the
dried beans and ensuring that their quality is high enough to sell. He is
also responsible for arranging for Kuapa to send transport to collect the
beans; he receives payment from Kuapa and distributes the payment to
the farmers.
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4. Kuapa then transports the bagged cocoa beans to warehouses at the port
in Tema, near Accra, Ghana's capital. At this point Cocobod, the
Government agency with responsibility for the export and international
sales of all the cocoa beans from Ghana, buys the beans from Kuapa.
Manufacturing the chocolate
The beans are then shipped by a Dutch importer to Europe, where the dry,
hard cocoa beans are transformed into scrumptious, luxuriously melting
chocolate.
Primary Manufacturing
The beans are sorted and cleaned and then roasted at between 120ºC -
149ºC. The roasting develops the colour and is the second stage in the
development of the chocolate flavour that began during fermentation on
the cocoa farm.
After roasting the beans are crushed to release the internal
nib from the shells. They are then blown through an air
tunnel. This winnowing process blows the shell fragments
up and away from the cocoa nibs. The nibs are then ground
into a thick brown liquid called cocoa mass. This is made
up of rich cocoa butter (55-60%) with fine cocoa particles
suspended in it. The cocoa mass is then heavily pressed until the cocoa
butter is squeezed out, and it is separated into cocoa powder and cocoa
butter. The cocoa powder can then be used in chocolate drinks,
confectionary and cooking.
Secondary Manufacturing
Cocoa butter and cocoa mass is combined in varying proportions and the
sugar and milk for milk chocolate is added. This mixture is then stirred
continuously over several days in a process called conching which gives
the finished chocolate its smooth, silky texture. It is then cooled slowly,
whilst it is still moving in the machine. This is called tempering. The
resulting mixture is called couverture and forms the basis of most finished
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5. chocolate products. It can then be moulded into chocolate bars, poured
over individual confectionary items, shaped into eggs and used in ice
cream. White chocolate has no cocoa powder, only cocoa butter and sugar.
Other ingredients such as nuts can be added, as
well as any flavourings that the manufacturer puts
in. A lot of English chocolate also has vegetable fat
added. Divine only uses cocoa butter, which,
because of its melting temperature, gives it the
luxurious melt in the mouth feel, the added
lecithin is not genetically modified and the vanilla is natural rather than
synthetic.
Once the chocolate is ready, it is wrapped and packed, transported to large
handling warehouses and then finally distributed to the shops where you,
the consumer, can buy it.
Find a definition of fair- trade
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local
sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the
developing world. By requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which
must never fall lower than the market price)
What are the advantages of fair- trade?
Fairtrade addresses the injustices of conventional trade, which
traditionally discriminates against the poorest, weakest producers. It
enables them to improve their position and have more control over their
lives.
Why should we buy fair- trade? As consumers should we be
responsible for people in other countries through the choices we
make about what to buy??
We should buy fair trade because the farmers get a better price for their
hard work and intern is able to provide better for their families and not
have to send their children out to work. Also we should be responsible for
what we buy because if we keep buying it nothing is going to change. If
everybody switched to the few fair trade items out there all of the
companies would have to change.
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6. Produce a case study of someone who has been affected and
benefited from fair- trade – a small farmer.
Gerardo Arias Camacho, coffee producer, Costa Rica Gerardo is a
coffee farmer in Llano Bonito, San José, Costa Rica. He is a board member
on his village cooperative, which is a member of the Fairtrade consortium
COOCAFE. He is married with three children.
In the 1980s, the price of coffee fell so low that it didn't cover the cost of
production. Many farmers abandoned their land and went to the cities to
find work. Some even left the country. In the mid-90s, I decided to go to
America to make money and support my family. After eight years, I had
earned enough to buy the family farm so that my parents could retire. But
coffee prices were still so low that I was forced to go back to the States for
another two years.
The coffee market was so unstable. We did not have a local school, good
roads or bridges. Now that our consortium is Fairtrade-certified, prices are
stable and we receive a guaranteed premium. We spend the money on
education, environmental protection, roads and bridges, and improving
the old processing plant. We have sponsored a scholarship programme so
that our kids can stay in school.
I believe that my cooperative would be out of business if it wasn't for
Fairtrade. Free trade is not responsible trade. When prices go down,
farmers produce more and prices drop further. Fairtrade is the way trade
should be: fair, responsible and sustainable.
Which supermarkets support fair- trade and how?
Obviously the co-operative supports fair trade seen as that’s what they are
all about. However other supermarkets like Tesco and Asda also stock fair
trade products too even if they do stock the other kind as well.
How are small farmers and large companies involved in fair-
trade?
Because the smaller farmers sell the produce to bigger companies to sell
on with other small farmers produce as well
How can consumers find out where and how products are made?
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7. On some fair trade products it tells you where it was made and the fact
that it is fair trade some will also tell you where it is made. Another way
to find out is on the internet people generally wont hid the fact if it is fair
trade but it may not say out rightly that it is.
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