porsupah — 2021-03-19T14:21:57.084Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
For a long time, countries like Ghana have sold goods like cocoa beans as commodities, for countries like Switzerland to profit from in its transformation into the far more valuable /chocolate/.No longer."A year ago, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland. But his visit may not have gone as his host would wish as he announced that his country will soon end the process of selling raw materials to trade partners for onward value addition."President Akufo-Addo:"Ghana is currently Switzerland’s largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, largely from the export of gold and cocoa to Switzerland and the import of chemical and pharmaceutical products…However, as I have stated on many occasions, Ghana no longer wants to be dependent on the production and export of raw materials, including cocoa beans. We intend to process more and more of our cocoa in our country with the aim of producing more chocolate ourselves""With Ghana’s move towards processing its own cocoa, the world, and not just Switzerland, will experience a massive shortage since Ghana is responsible for about 45% of the world’s cocoa."https://face2faceafrica.com/article/why-ghana-will-no-longer-sell-cocoa-to-switzerland [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/why-ghana-will-no-longer-sell-cocoa-to-switzerland]
Original: https://lgbt.io/@porsupah/105916905329411303
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Ethancdavenport@retro.social — 2021-03-19T15:12:58.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] oh my god I would love to buy chocolate right from the source
Original: https://retro.social/@Ethancdavenport/105917105962435838
terrana@sleeping.town — 2021-03-19T15:32:51.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] Niiice. Hoping we'll be seeing Ghanaian chocolate around soon.
Original: https://sleeping.town/@terrana/105917184164451375
Felthry@awoo.space — 2021-03-19T15:41:56.000Z
Content warning: re: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] I look forward to seeing what Ghanaian chocolate tastes like!
-F
Original: https://awoo.space/@Felthry/105917219904522155
IceWolf@meow.social — 2021-03-19T15:42:52.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] This is really cool!
Original: https://meow.social/@IceWolf/105917223549255285
kristof@marussy.com — 2021-03-19T16:20:33.268Z
Content warning: re: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] "With Ghana’s move towards processing its own cocoa, the world, and not just Switzerland, will experience a massive shortage since Ghana is responsible for about 45% of the world’s cocoa."
Does this wording in the article sounds strange to anyone else? Ghana's plan is to process the cocoa locally, not destroy it, so a worldwide shortage (of chocolate or other cocoa products) seems unlikely, just the profits would be (hopefully) moved closer to where the cocoa is produced.
Now, the corporations that were extracting the profits from Ghana will indeed face a shortage (of extractable money), which is absolutely cool!
Original: https://pleroma.marussy.com/objects/c91fe4ad-2d46-4aea-9547-7d0516354e15
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
For a long time, countries like Ghana have sold goods like cocoa beans as commodities, for countries like Switzerland to profit from in its transformation into the far more valuable /chocolate/.No longer."A year ago, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo became the first African leader to be invited in about 60 years on a state visit to Switzerland. But his visit may not have gone as his host would wish as he announced that his country will soon end the process of selling raw materials to trade partners for onward value addition."President Akufo-Addo:"Ghana is currently Switzerland’s largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, largely from the export of gold and cocoa to Switzerland and the import of chemical and pharmaceutical products…However, as I have stated on many occasions, Ghana no longer wants to be dependent on the production and export of raw materials, including cocoa beans. We intend to process more and more of our cocoa in our country with the aim of producing more chocolate ourselves""With Ghana’s move towards processing its own cocoa, the world, and not just Switzerland, will experience a massive shortage since Ghana is responsible for about 45% of the world’s cocoa."https://face2faceafrica.com/article/why-ghana-will-no-longer-sell-cocoa-to-switzerland [https://face2faceafrica.com/article/why-ghana-will-no-longer-sell-cocoa-to-switzerland]
Original: https://lgbt.io/@porsupah/105916905329411303
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Ethancdavenport@retro.social — 2021-03-19T15:12:58.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] oh my god I would love to buy chocolate right from the source
Original: https://retro.social/@Ethancdavenport/105917105962435838
terrana@sleeping.town — 2021-03-19T15:32:51.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] Niiice. Hoping we'll be seeing Ghanaian chocolate around soon.
Original: https://sleeping.town/@terrana/105917184164451375
Felthry@awoo.space — 2021-03-19T15:41:56.000Z
Content warning: re: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] I look forward to seeing what Ghanaian chocolate tastes like!
-F
Original: https://awoo.space/@Felthry/105917219904522155
IceWolf@meow.social — 2021-03-19T15:42:52.000Z
Content warning: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] This is really cool!
Original: https://meow.social/@IceWolf/105917223549255285
kristof@marussy.com — 2021-03-19T16:20:33.268Z
Content warning: re: world trade, Ghana, cocoa
@porsupah [https://lgbt.io/@porsupah] "With Ghana’s move towards processing its own cocoa, the world, and not just Switzerland, will experience a massive shortage since Ghana is responsible for about 45% of the world’s cocoa."
Does this wording in the article sounds strange to anyone else? Ghana's plan is to process the cocoa locally, not destroy it, so a worldwide shortage (of chocolate or other cocoa products) seems unlikely, just the profits would be (hopefully) moved closer to where the cocoa is produced.
Now, the corporations that were extracting the profits from Ghana will indeed face a shortage (of extractable money), which is absolutely cool!
Original: https://pleroma.marussy.com/objects/c91fe4ad-2d46-4aea-9547-7d0516354e15
I was quite impressed to see OmniVision's come out with such a sensor, a mere 0.55mm on each side, with 400x400 resolution at 30fps.