Milk Chocolate
- Grown by 724 family farmers on an average of 1.5 ha in the Plateaux Region in Togo
- Organic, non-irrigated, manually harvested and sorted, sun dried, transport: by lorry from decentralised warehouses to Lomé, by ship to Rotterdam
- Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2000
- Potential for improvement: Increase prices for family farmers, centralise fermentation, facilitate access to organic pesticides, improve working conditions in the field
Nutrition table per 100g | |
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Energy | 2471kJ/590kcal |
Fat | 41.7 g |
thereof saturated fatty acids | 26.7 g |
Carbohydrates | 44.5 g |
thereof sugar | 43.6 g |
Protein | 8.7 g |
Salt | 0.2 g |
Ingredients: Raw cane sugar* (South America), cocoa butter from cocoa beans* (Dom. Republic), whole milk powder* (Switzerland), cocoa nibs from cocoa beans* (Togo) 10%, vanilla* (Madagascar).
Cocoa: at least 38%.
Allergy information: May contain traces of almonds and hazelnuts.
*from controlled organic cultivation
AFI REBECCA ELEBLU
FARMER FROM ATIKOUTONYI, TOGO
The most fascinating thing about growing cocoa is getting the seeds to germinate.
Afi Rebecca Eleblu lives in Atikoutonyi, right next to the school. "It's very convenient because I have five children. Three of them are in school, and the other two are doing an apprenticeship." Eleblu grows cocoa for gebana on her 3 hectares of land. She also cultivates beans, plantains, ginger and corn. "They're for the local market. I have a passion for trade, and selling my products is what I like most about my job as a farmer. On the other hand, the lack of control over water causes us problems. We are afraid of droughts."