Lyla Huddleston 3 period DBQ essay March 2, 2024 Is Chocolate Good for Côte d'Ivoire? Chocolate is a large part of Côte d'Ivoire’s economy, but it’s argued that chocolate creates more negative effects than positive. I believe that chocolate is not good for Côte d'Ivoire because it destroys forests, promotes unhealthy child labor, and workers don’t receive their deserved benefits. After Côte d'Ivoire gained independence from France, the world had a high demand for chocolate, and Côte d'Ivoire was one of the main producers. Since then, Côte d'Ivoire has faced civil wars and has not been able to properly care for the crops. Since Côte d'Ivoire is the main producer of the world’s chocolate, they have to find ways to effectively produce more chocolate. …show more content…
This can greatly impact the everyday lives of residents living in Côte d'Ivoire by contributing to global warming and can even limit the productivity of crops. Another reason why chocolate production in Côte d'Ivoire is negative is the promotion of child labor in cocoa fields. Most children feel like they have to work because they need to support their families, but it is extremely hazardous and threatens the child’s life. In these fields, children use sharp, dangerous knives and machinery that can cut the child. Some of the children leave work after a couple months, but others keep working through adulthood. This means many workers lack a proper education and are unable to receive such education. Lastly, workers in the cocoa fields receive very little of the proceeds, despite the fact that they work several hours with no breaks. While they only make 50 cents a day, farmers have to use that money to pay medical bills, school fees, and buy other necessities. These low payments create a higher level of poverty in Côte d'Ivoire, which is already a high number. Many farmers use outdated methods for farming since they are unable to buy new equipment, leading to less productivity of
During Valentine’s week alone, millions of pounds of chocolate candies alone are sold (“Who consumes the most chocolate,” 2012, para 8). This naturally creates a demand for product, which in turns causes a need for ingredients. The main component in chocolate, of course, is cocoa. Since Côte d’Ivoire provides 40 percent of the world’s supply of this crucial ingredient (Losch, 2002, p. 206), it merits investigation i...
The videos provided for this subject builds a great understanding on what happens behind the scenes and how the production cycle of chocolates turns deadly for few. The chocolate industry is being accused having legit involvement in human trafficking. The dark side of chocolate is all about big industries getting their coco from South America and Africa industries. However, it is an indirect involvement of Hersheys and all other gigantic brands in trafficking (Child Slavery and the Chocolate Factory, 2007).
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Chocolate companies changed from minimal production to massive manufacturing. Thus, targeting different market segments that weren’t possible to reach due to the high cost of the good. The market was able to shift because of the industrialization process that includes several innovations, such as van Houten’s process, this allowed a broad production and distribution of chocolate that spread around the globe.
Between the 9th and 11th centuries, the kingdom of Ghana, established by the Soninke people in the 4th century, prospered in Northwest Africa. The kingdom became very rich because its location was in the middle of the trading routes of northwest Africa and it had many resources. Ghana traded salt for gold with its Northern neighbor. Also Ghana taxed every trader who went through Ghana to fund their army. The kings of Ghana ruled from their capital of Kumbi Saleh. The country had a rich cultural tradition that was reflected in religion. The kingdom of Ghana fell because of droughts, attacks, and lack of gold.
The memory of Great Zimbabwe significantly evolved over time from initially being remembered as a European created society, to being recognized as an African achievement. The change was influenced by politics and government rules, challenging racist and unfair assumptions from Europeans, and reinterpretation of architecture and how it contributes to African heritage. The influence of politics shaped the perception of Great Zimbabwe, from earlier colonial explorations’ attempts to dominate the native African history to African leaders fighting against colonialism. In Document E, Paul Sinclair tells us “the government was pressuring them to withhold certain information,” such as textbooks, displays, and other artifacts.
From 2008 to 2012, the exports value (in current prices) of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa increased on average by 5.6% to reach its peak of 24.1 bln US$. During the same period, imports showed a similar development with an average increase of 5.5% to amount t...
“Ghana, a land full of gold. Africa, a land full of resources.” Where is Ghana and what is it known for? In my paper, we will learn the location, population, how they citizens received their known name, and many more interesting facts.
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to be a kingdom before Germany started to occupy the region. Both of the Kingdom
Cocoa production is predicted of getting shortage of supply in 2020 (Nelson, 2017). The famous chocolate drink that Malaysian drink daily, Milo contains cocoa. Other than Milo, Koko Krunch, Nestle Crunch Wafer, KitKat are also mainly made from cocoa. Nestle as a company which largely depends on cocoa bean for its products, will become one of the victim of this cocoa supply risk. The biggest cocoa producer in the world, Ivory Coast, is facing the problem of diseases infected in cocoa plant, frequent rain, and buyers forcing producers to sell cocoa at very low price (The Guardian, 2014). In Malaysia and Indonesia, cocoa plantations are threatened by a tiny moth named as cocoa pod borer which eat the seed (Nelson, 2017).. These pests has cost cocoa
The essence of the argument discussed in "there is no Congo" written by Jeffrey herbst and Greg mills is that the democratic republic of Congo is unfit to be referred to as a state. The argument is based on the suggestion that the efforts into the development of Congo, are doomed to fail. The following essay will discuss the reasons why democratic republic of Congo may not fit the traditional view of a nation state discussed with reference to the forms of sovereignty. The essay will go on to Mention the suggested solutions proposed in the article and attempt to explain why I agree with the suggestion different authority figures that in the different provinces of the DRC should be recognised under what should be either a become a more efficient
Sierra Leone is a very small nation in West Africa with a population of 6.205 Million and a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $4.892 billion in 2014 according to the World Bank. The country is blessed with abundant of natural resources, fertile soil and good climate, despite all the plenty natural resources; it is still one of the poorest countries in the world. The irony is that, its people are very poor and the country is very rich. The economy is mainly dominated by agriculture and mining. The Gross National Income (GNI) per capita is not that much due to bad governance, 11 years of brutal civil war, poverty and regionalism.
Introduction: There are a lot of reasons given to as to why the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a conflict inflicted and divided country to this day. Some argue that the DRC’s conflicts are direct results of cruel and unjust practices carried out by their Belgium colonizers (Achberger, n.d.). Others contend that the DRC, like several other African nations, are the victims of exploitation carried out by their very own government (Smith, 2010). There are also those who claim that the DRC remains in a cycle of conflict because of a recipe of colonialism, slavery, and corruption rather than one exclusively (Snow, 2013). Though many arguments exist as to why conflicts are still prevalent in the DRC, few would point to foreign aid as another potential agitator of the various conflicts.