Podcasts about chocolate nations living

Ama Clarke was the first bean-to-bar producer in London when she founded her award-winning www.lucocoachocolate.com @lucocoachocolate back in 2015. Her chocolate bars are sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and the superfood lucuma (a fruit from Peru). Stockists include Wholefoods and Nobu Hotel.I met Ama several years ago on the shop floor in Wholefoods, Kensington … both us doing chocolate samplings for her brand. We got chatting … Ama’s story is a fascinating one. Her background is computer science and engineering with a smidgeon of politics. A major catalyst with a life change was injuring her foot whilst running marathon, turning to boxing and focussing on health. We also pop in some wellbeing (always important) and how Ama copes with being a high achiever and coping with stress.Her energy is infections, her pearls of wisdom fantastic.If you are adore eating chocolate, ever dreamed of setting up your own bean-to-bar business or just curious to hear more about what it’s like then this is an episode especially for you.My book recommendation: Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa. Orla RyanChocolate: Duffy’s 55% Milk Gold Academy Chocolate Winner, VenezuelaQuote: ‘All you need is love but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.’ Charles Schultz.Footnote: Recorded in February & pre-COVID19 pandemic.I would love your feedback on the show, what you would like to hear more of, less of, and importantly, none of. The best place to do this is on www.hopeandpatience.co.uk or DM via social media. It would be a wonderful treat if you could share the podcast with any soul who may enjoy the show, and, fantastic if you fancy rating and reviewing it on Apple too. Don’t forget to subscribe to be the first to catch the latest episodes. Don't forget to keep up to speed with me and life with Hope & Patience on @hopeandpat. Keep well. Keep safe. Keep your inner sparkle. Thank you for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Although cacao's birthplace is across the upper Amazon in South America, 70 percent of cacao comes from West Africa. In this two-part episode, we'll explore the history and politics of chocolate and meet the farmers who make it all happen. In part one, you'll meet Rick Scobey of the World Cocoa Foundation and author and journalist Órla Ryan, who will talk about the historical significance and present-day cultivation of cocoa in Africa. In part two, Simran Bindra of Kokoa Kamili explains the growing popularity of specialized varieties. Guests include: Rick Scobey, president of the World Cocoa Foundation, who explains the kinds of cocoa grown in West Africa and the CocoaAction initiative. Órla Ryan, author of Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying in West Africa and journalist at the Financial Times, on the history of cocoa cultivation in West Africa. Simran Bindra, director of Tanzanian cocoa supplier Kokoa Kamili, on what happens when a country known for commodity cacao starts to grow more specialized varieties (in part two). Learn more at theslowmelt.com. This show is brought to you by Audible. Get a free audiobook of your choice and free 30-day trial at www.audibletrial.com/chocolate. If you like what you hear, please consider making a donation to support a second season at theslowmelt.com/donate/

Although cacao's birthplace is across the upper Amazon in South America, 70 percent of cacao comes from West Africa. In this two-part episode, we'll explore the history and politics of chocolate and meet the farmers who make it all happen. In part one, you'll meet Rick Scobey of the World Cocoa Foundation and author and journalist Órla Ryan, who will talk about the historical significance and present-day cultivation of cocoa in Africa. In part two, Simran Bindra of Kokoa Kamili explains the growing popularity of specialized varieties. Guests include: Rick Scobey, president of the World Cocoa Foundation, who explains the kinds of cocoa grown in West Africa and the CocoaAction initiative. Órla Ryan, author of Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying in West Africa and journalist at the Financial Times, on the history of cocoa cultivation in West Africa. Simran Bindra, director of Tanzanian cocoa supplier Kokoa Kamili, on what happens when a country known for commodity cacao starts to grow more specialized varieties. Launches May 26, 2017. Learn more at theslowmelt.com. This show is brought to you by Audible. Get a free audiobook of your choice and free 30-day trial at www.audibletrial.com/chocolate. If you like what you hear, please consider making a donation to support a second season at theslowmelt.com/donate/

When was the last time you ate some chocolate? If you live in the developed world there’s a strong chance that you’ve been munching on some fairly recently. At the basic level chocolate is an everyday treat and at the top end it is a seriously indulgent luxury product. But how much thought have you ever put into where that chocolate comes from and how it touches the lives of those involved in making it – and the countries in which they live? If you live in the parts of Africa at the centre of the world’s cocoa crop it is unlikely that you’ve ever tasted chocolate in its final, consumer form. In places like Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cocoa is a crop, a commodity and a mainstay of the economy. Orla Ryan‘s Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa (Zed Books, 2011) is an attempt to tease out the complex interplay between cocoa, the farmers who grow it and the fortunes of the wider societies. She examines issues like child slavery (a favourite campaign subject for international rock stars) and whether programmes like ‘Fairtrade’ can produce a genuinely better deal for poor farmers (she argues that what has really improved the lot of Ghanaian farmers is democracy). Whether you’re interested in the economics of cocoa, want to view the situation in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire through the lens of this crucial commodity, or are simply curious about where the chocolate bar that you have in your bag really comes from, I recommend reading this book. Orla is a journalist, and that means that she is very able to present complex information and arguments clearly, and pick out what the most important parts of an issue are. The result is a fascinating book. I hope you enjoy the interview. NB: Although the book is already out in Britain, the paperback version is being published in the US on May 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you ate some chocolate? If you live in the developed world there’s a strong chance that you’ve been munching on some fairly recently. At the basic level chocolate is an everyday treat and at the top end it is a seriously indulgent luxury product. But how much thought have you ever put into where that chocolate comes from and how it touches the lives of those involved in making it – and the countries in which they live? If you live in the parts of Africa at the centre of the world’s cocoa crop it is unlikely that you’ve ever tasted chocolate in its final, consumer form. In places like Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cocoa is a crop, a commodity and a mainstay of the economy. Orla Ryan‘s Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa (Zed Books, 2011) is an attempt to tease out the complex interplay between cocoa, the farmers who grow it and the fortunes of the wider societies. She examines issues like child slavery (a favourite campaign subject for international rock stars) and whether programmes like ‘Fairtrade’ can produce a genuinely better deal for poor farmers (she argues that what has really improved the lot of Ghanaian farmers is democracy). Whether you’re interested in the economics of cocoa, want to view the situation in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire through the lens of this crucial commodity, or are simply curious about where the chocolate bar that you have in your bag really comes from, I recommend reading this book. Orla is a journalist, and that means that she is very able to present complex information and arguments clearly, and pick out what the most important parts of an issue are. The result is a fascinating book. I hope you enjoy the interview. NB: Although the book is already out in Britain, the paperback version is being published in the US on May 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When was the last time you ate some chocolate? If you live in the developed world there’s a strong chance that you’ve been munching on some fairly recently. At the basic level chocolate is an everyday treat and at the top end it is a seriously indulgent luxury product. But how much thought have you ever put into where that chocolate comes from and how it touches the lives of those involved in making it – and the countries in which they live? If you live in the parts of Africa at the centre of the world’s cocoa crop it is unlikely that you’ve ever tasted chocolate in its final, consumer form. In places like Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana cocoa is a crop, a commodity and a mainstay of the economy. Orla Ryan‘s Chocolate Nations: Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa (Zed Books, 2011) is an attempt to tease out the complex interplay between cocoa, the farmers who grow it and the fortunes of the wider societies. She examines issues like child slavery (a favourite campaign subject for international rock stars) and whether programmes like ‘Fairtrade’ can produce a genuinely better deal for poor farmers (she argues that what has really improved the lot of Ghanaian farmers is democracy). Whether you’re interested in the economics of cocoa, want to view the situation in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire through the lens of this crucial commodity, or are simply curious about where the chocolate bar that you have in your bag really comes from, I recommend reading this book. Orla is a journalist, and that means that she is very able to present complex information and arguments clearly, and pick out what the most important parts of an issue are. The result is a fascinating book. I hope you enjoy the interview. NB: Although the book is already out in Britain, the paperback version is being published in the US on May 8th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices