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Most cocoa farms are not owned by the companies that make chocolate.

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Benjamin Franklin sold chocolate in his print shop in Philadelphia.

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The price of cocoa can fluctuate daily–affecting farmers’ incomes.

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Cacao beans were so valuable to early Mesoamericans that they were used as currency.

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The average West African cocoa family has eight members.

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An Indonesian cocoa farming community built a giant statue of hands holding a cocoa pod.

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In addition to tending cacao trees, family members may harvest bananas or other fruit crops.

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The ancients also fermented the pulp of the cacao pod to make other beverages.

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Germans celebrate St. Martin–a knight who shared his cloak with a beggar–with a lantern-lit parade, sweets and steaming hot chocolate. 

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Worldwide, 40 million to 50 million people depend upon cocoa for their livelihood.