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Cocoa pickers are known as ____________.

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  1. farmers

  2. headfellas

  3. tumbadors

  4. skidders

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In most part of Africa Cocoa picker are also know as Tumbabor.

Chocolate is made from ____________.

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  1. Cocoa beans

  2. Cocoa butter

  3. Cocoa powder

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Cocoa beans:
Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, the dried and fermented seeds of the cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), a small, 4–8 m tall (15–26 ft tall) evergreen tree native to the deep tropical region of the Americas.

What kind of tree is cocoa?

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  1. Coniferous tree

  2. Tropical tree

  3. Equatorial tree

  4. Mangrove

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Theobroma cacao, also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae, native to the deep tropical regions of the Americas. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate.

Cocoa is a Tropical tree.

How many beans each cocoa pod contains?

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  1. 10-15

  2. 20-60

  3. 30-50

  4. 40-70

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cocoa beans, the base for making chocolate, are the seeds of the cacao tree. They are found inside the cacao pods, surrounded by a sweet white pulp. Each pod contains between 20 and 60 cocoa beans.

What measures have been taken by the government of Ghana to tackle the problem of cocoa?

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  1. Spraying of insecticides to control plant disease

  2. Liberal use of fertilizers

  3. Developing high yielding varieties of cocos plant

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
While the effects of this crisis are quite visible in Ghana but also in other parts of the world, some solutions could completely change the situation. People and especially politicians and economic experts should realize the importance of cocoa and its production and facilitate certain ways to support it. Even if protests started to arise around the country, so far measures are being delayed, and the farmers struggle to keep their work going against the obstacles they face.

But with biologists and investors working hand in hand with cocoa farmers, there is hope to fix the current problems that the market is facing. If the cocoa crisis keeps increasing, its effects might be devastating for the rest of the world. The most obvious consequence would be the deficit of chocolate which would reach 100 000 tons less per year. And this will happen in just a matter of years if no measures are being applied to end the cocoa crisis. Not only chocolate but also chocolate flavored goods, drinks and different foods will be affected, making our planet a much poorer, and less tasty place.

Cocoa is grown extensively in the countries of ____________.

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  1. Ghana

  2. Nigeria

  3. Ivory Coast and Liberia

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The production of cocoa begins in the tropical regions around the Equator, where the hot and humid climate is well suited for growing cocoa trees. 70% of the world's cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.

Which of the following challenges are faced by the cocoa cultivators in Ghana?

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  1. Many trees have grown old and their yield has declined

  2. Plant diseases destroy cocoa production

  3. Farms are poorly managed

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cocoa production has been the backbone of Ghana’s economy for more than six decades now. The sector employs over a million people throughout the country and remains the major source of livelihood for many people in the country. The government of Ghana spends huge sums of money annually on the purchase and distribution of fertilizers, viable seedlings and other inputs to farmers but the sector is still beset with a lot of challenges that reduce yield significantly annually. 

In order to maximize yield, it is very important that cocoa production challenges throughout the supply chain are identified, assessed and dealt with early enough in order to restore the level of productivity of the sector. This research is aimed at identifying these challenges from the perspective of farmers, staff and management of some selected Licensed Buying Companies and Cocobod.
 The effects of the challenges are also assessed accordingly. After the study, the researchers identified the following challenges: Unfamiliarity of modern methods of farming, Late distribution of farm inputs by government, Land degradation by ‘galamsey’ operators, etc. The researchers recommend a greater collaboration of all partners of cocoa production in order to meet all challenges confronting the sector.

Cocoa in Ghana is known as the ________________.

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  1. chocolate fruit

  2. golden fruit

  3. golden seed

  4. brown fruit

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
COCOa in Ghana is know as:
OPtion $(B)$: Golden Fruit;
because Ghana was the source of much of the gold in medival time and content of cocoa was founded in Ghena was the fruit and hence ramed it as the golden fruit.

Who is the largest buyer of cocoa from Ghana?

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  1. Canada

  2. U.S.A

  3. China

  4. Srilanka

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

U.S.A is the largest buyer of Cocoa from Ghana.

Tick the correct answer:
Kimberley is famous for __________.

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  1. diamonds

  2. silver

  3. platinum

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Johannesburg is called the 'gold capital of the world'.

 Kimberley is famous for its diamond mines. Agriculture: In places where the soil is fertile, crops are grown.