Part 2: The rocky road to fair chocolate
Cocoa is too cheap for family farmers with limited land and low yields. We have a plan to change that.
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Part 1: The value of cocoa
Without cocoa, there can be no chocolate. And without the family farmers who grow these crops, there would be no cocoa. Millions of these family farmers live in poverty. Pricing is only part of the problem. Small-scale farming practices also play a significant role.
Between the Trees
If you're interested in sustainable agriculture, you'll probably come across the term agroforestry at some point. This concept has the potential to restore natural ecosystems while creating new sources of income for family farmers.
Recipe: Fonio with Vegetables
A hearty dish with peas and lots of vegetables. Martin provided us with this recipe that he developed himself. Martin Bokonon-Ganta used to work in the gebana warehouse and is originally from Benin. He grew up in the countryside in a large family. They lived mainly on what nature gave them, including various tubers and root crops as well as cereals. From an early age, he was regularly in the kitchen and thus learned how to prepare traditional dishes for the whole family. He shared with us his recipe for a milk fonio with vanilla.
Recipe: Orange Meringue Cake
Not only is this moist and refreshing cake stunning to look at, it's also a delicious treat with a lovely meringue topping. Recipe by Louise, genèveetmoi
No sheep’s milk cheese without lamb
Every year, tens of thousands of lambs are born so that their mothers can produce milk for sheep and goat cheese. What happens to these lambs? We spoke to two farming families who supply us with lamb’s meat. Wolves also come up in made their way into the conversation.
Recipe: Orange Menu with Five Courses
Our real oranges play the starring role in this five-course menu – from orange and quinoa salad to orange and chocolate mousse. All the recipes were provided to us by Inés Lauber from Studio Inés Lauber.
Recipe: Salted Oranges
This recipe enables you to preserve oranges for up to a year. The salt makes the fruit ferment and develop a tangy, bitter flavour. Recipe by Inés Lauber from Studio Inés Lauber
Recipe: Fermented Orange Peel
This recipe allows you to make full use of the orange peel and enjoy the flavour well beyond the end of the season. As a condiment, orange peel paste adds a fruity note to dishes. Recipe by Inés Lauber from Studio Inés Lauber
Caring for trees, sending children to school and buying medicine
In January and February 2022, the agricultural technicians from gebana Burkina Faso travelled across the country, paying out 10 percent of our profits from the sale of dried mangoes and cashew nuts to almost 3,000 family farmers. A few of the families told us what they think of these payments and what they plan to do with the money.
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