Top 10 cocoa producing countries in the world
Chocolate is enjoyed throughout the world and the latest figures state that over 4.4
million tonnes of cocoa is produced each year. However, chocolate itself, is made from cocoa
beans which grows on cocoa tree. These are only found in a narrow band either side of
the Equator and require hot, and rainy humid conditions to bear fruit. Cavao trees were
first cultivate in centra Americ around 1,500 BC, but today, four of the five top cocoa
producing nations are in West Africa. The top ten cocoa producing countries are spread
out across four continents, but which nations produce the most cocoa? It will be seen in
this video. 10. Dominican Republic
A leader in promoting Fairtrade ethically sourced cocoa, Dominican Republic, is known
for producing the dry well fermented Hispaniola cocoa bean. 68,021 tonnes of cocoa beans were
produced in 2013. In the Dominican Republic, there are around 150,000 hectares planted
with cocoa by about 40,000 producers, with 36,236 farms registered, of which 16.5% are
engaged in the production of organic cocoa. One of the main problems faced by cocoa producers
is the low productivity of their farms and requires significant investment of resources
to improve plantations. In the country the average productivity is 800 lb per hectare;
however, a small group of producers, equivalent to 5%, exceed this average production limit.
Among the associations and companies engaged in the production and marketing of organic
cocoa in the country, the most important are: National Confederation of Dominican Cacaocultores
(CONACADO), with 49.8% of the production; Nazario Rizek, with 15.8%; Commercial Roig
with 13.2%. 9. Peru
Competition from the more lucrative cocaine production has led to a decline in Peru’s
output of cocoa beans which is now around 71,000 tonnes. Peru is the
world's ninth largest cacao producer (roughly 71,175 tons a year) and the world's largest
organic cacao producer. 60% to 70% of its cacao is exported as cacao bean and increasingly
as cacao derivatives. More than 50,000 Peruvians earn a living through the cultivation and production of cacao
8.Mexico Disease has hit the production of cocoa beans
in Mexico, which at 82,000 tonnes is almost half of the figure in the early 2000s. The
growth of hybrid trees to counter frosty pod rot is hoped to prevent any further decline.
Most of Mexico’s cocoa production is concentrated in the states of Tabasco of about 68.8% and
chiapas with about 31.1%, together accounting for 99% of total national production, according
to data from the Agri-food and fisheries Information service. Very small wuantit7are also produced
in Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Versace. 7. Ecuador
Widely considered by experts to produce cocoa beans which is the most favored by artisan
makers, Ecuador’s cocoa production is around 128,00ptonnes. Not everybody knows that cocoa
is not equal. As it happen with wine, there are special types and they are different depending
on the region. The cocoa beans from this country are very famous for its specific fine aroma,
they even have a separate class worldwide, arriba cocoa. Cocoa plays a very important
role in Ecuador’s history and economy. Ecuador produces only 4% of the world production of
cocoa, however from the fine upper class cocoa, the country is responsible for 70% of the
world production. Cocoa is a symbol product of thos country, since it has been part of
our history since the 1800’s plus, it combines history, culture, conservation and financial
purposes for small farmers in the coast and Amazon of Ecuador.
6. Brazil Another country with a declining cocoa production
industry, Brazil now import more cocoa than it exports at 256,000 tonnes, but it still
the largest producer in south America. Cocoa is an important part of the Brazilian agricultural
economy. In the early 1980s, Brazil produced approximately 430,000 tons of cocoa beans.
Cocoa life has been in Brazil since the early days of the program in 2913, focusing mainly
on technical assistance and farm rehabilitation research.
5. Cameroon It’s time to move continents from the Americas
to west Africa, where more cocoa more produced than any other region in the world. Cameroon’s
production of 275,000tones, is under threat from a crop of aging trees and a lack of new
new trees and sufficient land to start re-planting. Cocoa is an important part of the cameroonians
agricultural economy. The production of cocoa has gone a long to reduce unemployment in
this country and has increase the country’s Gross national product. However, it also plays
an important role in the Cameroon economy has chocolate is been produced from cocoa
helping the country and it citizens.
4. Nigeria Production in Nigeria has risen to around
420,000 tonnes, due in part to increased demand, investment in technology and resources of
land. Cocoa production is important to the economy of Nigeria. Cocoa is the leading agricultural
export of the country and Nigeria is currently the world's fourth largest producer of Cocoa,
after Ivory Coast, Indonesia and Ghana, and the third largest exporter, after Ivory Coast
and GhanaThe crop was a major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s
and in 1970 the country was the second largest producer in the world but following investments
in the oil sector in the 1970s and 1980s, Nigeria's share of world output declined.
In 2010, Cocoa production accounted for only 0.3% of agricultural GDP
3. Indonesia In South East Asia, Indonesia produces over
780,000 tonnes of cocoa – all the more remarkable when you consider that production only started
on a large scale in the early 1980s and today it’s the 3rd biggest area where cocoa beans
are harvested. The country currently has approximately 1.5 million hectares of cocoa plantations.
The main Indonesian cocoa producing region is the island of Sulawesi which accounts for
around 75 percent of Indonesia's total cocoa production. The main Indonesian cocoa producing
region is the island of Sulawesi which accounts for around 75 percent of Indonesia's total
cocoa production. As Indonesia’s cocoa productivity per hectare has been lagging behind that of
other cocoa-producing countries, the government started a five-year cocoa revitalization program
in 2009 to boost production through intensification, rehabilitation and rejuvenation activities,
covering a total area of 450 thousand hectares. Factors that are hampering progress in the
cocoa industry are aging trees (planted in the 1980s), insufficient improved planting
materials and little farm maintenance. More investment in this sector is needed to reach
the government's one million tonnes annual production target by 2013-2014.
2. Ghana Most of Ghana’s 830,000 tonnes of cocoa
production comes from small holders who live and work on their own plantations. In 2019/2020,
Ghana is estimated to have produced about 800 thousand tons of cocoa beans, a decrease
from approximately 812 thousand tons in 2018/2019. Although cocoa beans originate from South
America, the majority of cocoa bean production is attributed to Africa
1. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast is responsible for producing around
30% of the world’s total supply of cocoa beans. That over half a million tonnes more
than the next biggest producer, Ghana. Revenue from cocoa is reckoned to account for around
70% of the monies coming into the country’s coffers. With a ban on the sale of ivory,
perhaps the country should be renamed Chocolate Coast. In 2017, Ivory Coast's total production of cocoa beans
reached a record 2 million tons, maintaining Ivory Coast's position as the world's largest producer
with more than 45% of global production. These different production epicentres are
known as the “cocoa loop” in Ivory Coast. So that’s the rundown on the top ten cocoa
producing countries. Why not try a bar of ‘origins’ chocolate from a single country
and develop a taste for its unique chocolate flavor. Each chocolate bar will taste differently,
because where the cacao plant has grown and how the cacao bean has been produced. I love
to know what your favourite one is, so do let me know in the comments below. While hopping
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