Dublin Core
Title
Cocoa production and processing technology
Creator
Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa
Description
This book presents detailed explanations of technologies for sustainable production of high-quality and safe cocoa beans for the global confectionary industry. It describes up-to-date technologies and approaches to modern cocoa production practices, global production and consumption trends as well as principles of cocoa processing and chocolate manufacture. It covers the origin, history and taxonomy of cocoa, and examines the fairtrade and organic cocoa industries. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of cocoa cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest treatments, genotypic variations, fermentation techniques, drying, storage and transportation.
Publisher
CRC Press
Date
2014
Source
https://books.google.com.gh/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wp0QEQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=info:pLh6a6SZHS4J:scholar.google.com&ots=6GpqKL-rrz&sig=9caR57Hb_VxWoL11ZlegNbHuFqA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false