Chocolate: Not As Sweet As You Think

Ello everyone ^_^

My name is Lani and this is my first blog entry :D 

As you've probably figured out, our blog is all about the darker side of chocolate *dun dun duunn* 

So as my first entry I thought I might chuck in a few stats to give you guys an idea of what this darker side is really all about :3

3 MILLION tonnes of chocolate are eaten each year. 

1/2 OF THAT FIGURE is consumed in Europe! 

^^That is one massive amount of chocolate eaten in ONE continent.

 Greedy Europeans and their chocolate!

For each kilogram of cocoa farmers sell they only get ₤1.00!

^^With one kilogram of cocoa beans that a chocolate company purchases from the cocoa farmers, they are able to produce not 10 or 20, but 40 CHOCOLATE BARS. And if the cost for each chocolate bar for example is ₤1.30 ($2.50 NZD), you don't have to be good at math to work out that what the farmers are earning for their cocoa beans is extremely low compared to what major chocolate companies are making from their cocoa products. So the question goes; Why is this such an unfair trade for the farmers who do all the hard work? 

And just when you thought that things couldn't get anymore unfair, think again, because in most plantations where cocoa is grown there are children being used against their will for labour. Yes, that's right, child labour!
Just a few stats and facts to get you thinking, remember: chocolate is not as sweet as you think! 

Also I would love to hear your thoughts & ideas on all this. Please feel free to comment :)