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From cocoa bean to desert wasteland: The environmental toll of chocolate production in Africa

By Giza MdoeMay 17, 2023Updated:May 17, 2023 Industry and Trade No Comments5 Mins Read

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The bitter truth about sweet chocolate: The raw material needed to make chocolate is cocoa beans and West Africa produces 40 percent of the world's cocoa beans, to do this, the region is destroying its rainforests at an unprecedented rate. Photo/History.com

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Giza Mdoe

Giza Mdoe is an experienced journalist with 10 plus years. He's been a Creative Director on various brand awareness campaigns and a former Copy Editor for some of Tanzania's leading newspapers. He's a graduate with a BA in Journalism from the University of San Jose. Contact me at giza.m@mediapix.com