Trade is the buying and selling of goods. Trade is essential as no country has all of the resources it needs and therefore trading takes place between countries. Countries export goods that they have in abundance or are able to produce and they then import other goods that they need. Increasing trade has led to globalisation with countries becoming increasingly interdependent. Unfortunately trading relationships are often not equally fair. In this unit of work you are going to study how trade is essential in the production of chocolate and how the trading relationships differ through the chocolate chain. Many cocoa farmers in countries such as Ghana do not get a fair share of the profits from the beans that they produce, whereas the manufacturing industries of the North who make the chocolate, rake in large profits from the final product. As well as investigating how trade is essential in the production of chocolate you will have the opportunity to undertake a detailed study of how the idea of Fairtrade is helping to make a difference to cocoa farmers in countries such as Ghana.

Secondary Industry

Globalisation and Interdependence 

Trade

Cocoa Production

Ghana - a country case study

Trade and Chocolate

Fairtrade

Assessment Project

Keyword Glossary

Keyword Quiz

Keyword Wordsearch

Weblinks

Homework Tasks

Fairtrade Fortnight

Trade & the Chocolate Chain