Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:23:38 PM
Brown Gold - Venezuela's organic cocoa farmers
feed an insatiable market -
Venezuela's chocolate revolution
By Greg Morsbach
BBC News, Ocumare
Pink cocoa pods
Organic cocoa fetches much higher prices
Deep inside Venezuela's tropical forest a quiet revolution is taking place.
In the shade of the trees, pink cocoa pods ripen ready for the next harvest in early November.
The pods carry the white, sticky pulp which is used to make cocoa beans and later chocolate.
The type of agriculture being used just outside the village of Ocumare de la Costa, is having a big impact on the farming community and its families.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5235804.stm
feed an insatiable market -
Venezuela's chocolate revolution
By Greg Morsbach
BBC News, Ocumare
Pink cocoa pods
Organic cocoa fetches much higher prices
Deep inside Venezuela's tropical forest a quiet revolution is taking place.
In the shade of the trees, pink cocoa pods ripen ready for the next harvest in early November.
The pods carry the white, sticky pulp which is used to make cocoa beans and later chocolate.
The type of agriculture being used just outside the village of Ocumare de la Costa, is having a big impact on the farming community and its families.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5235804.stm
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