Chocolate
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Quick Facts
Quick Facts
70 percent of the world’s cocoa beans are grown in West Africa
Approximate time for a cocoa tree to produce the amount needed for 1/2 a pound of chocolate: 1 year
Roughly 70 percent of the Ivory Coast's illegal deforestation is related to cocoa farming
The entire global crop grows within 10 degrees north or south of the equator
In order to get cocoa growing on a tree to a factory, it has to go through 6 or 7 layers of middlemen
Cocoa requires 50 percent shade and sun to thrive
BeyondGood©: Sustainable Chocolate
BeyondGood ethically and sustainably produces chocolate at its origin in Madagascar. They source directly from Malagasy cocoa farmers and redefine quality and sustainability standards in the damaged chocolate industry. Their goal is to sustain their 93 cocoa farmers and the environment through their products.
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To learn more about chocolate, I got in touch with the CEO of BeyondGood, Tim McCollum, and interviewed him about the broken cocoa industry and how the company strives to stay true to its mission. I also asked a few questions about vanilla farming.
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