Transparency in Specialty Cocoa: An Intermediary’s View
I was privileged to attend the FCCI Chocolate Conservatory last month, representing Twin & Twin Trading. Below is the post I wrote for Twin after
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Cocoa: Women’s Business in the Dominican Republic
Earlier this autumn, I had a chance to visit the Dominican Republic, where I learned a great deal about women’s roles in cocoa and chocolate.
Urban Harvest: Cocoa in Accra
A few weeks ago, I learned that there is a cocoa tree at Guinness Ghana here in Accra, where my partner works. While I am
Sharing Gola Rainforest Chocolate: Part II
When I took the role of cocoa marketer for Twin & Twin Trading, and began working with the Gola Rainforest cocoa producer organizations and others
Sharing Gola Rainforest Chocolate: Part I
As a scholar of cocoa and chocolate, it is not often that I get involved on the trading side. But since early last year, I
Cocoa’s recent price rise
On Friday evening last week, we had a remarkable moment of technological globalization in my Accra home–what students who have taken my Globalization class at
What I learned from my Cocoa book tour
Greetings to all from Accra! I am settling in here after my US Cocoa book tour, and feel so happy to be back. We’re planning to stay
Cocoa events – US tour starts soon
I have been having a fantastic time here in the UK and Europe promoting Cocoa, my new book on geopolitics and more. It has been
Cocoa book launch! UK & US events
Some time back, I made the decision to put my blog and some other regular writing on hiatus while I worked on another project that
A month and more of chocolate
Somehow, even though Valentine’s Day is just one chocolate-focused day in the year, the number of “chocolate engagements” (so to speak) around that holiday seems to
