Donations--Dryness Meters (5)

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Or, a yummy way to help the West African cocoa farmer is to purchase chocolate from my company, Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates. Or, visit Splash Cafe, my sister's restaurant. Splash Cafe and its sister business, Splash Cafe Artisan Bakery donate at least $2500 every summer to Project Hope and Fairness and makes my trips possible.

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Dryness meters are critical to ensuring that cocoa beans reach 7% moisture content before they are stored and shipped. Project Hope and Fairness donates dryness meters to villages in the expectation that the farmers can store their beans longer in order to command a higher price. They also improve the relationship between the farmers and pisteurs, who often cut the prices they pay because beans need additional drying.



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Dryness meter that uses a probe. Coopaga Fair Trade cooperative, near San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire, 2006.










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Dryness meter in the Saf Cacao laboratory. San Pedro, Cote d'Ivoire, 2006











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Donating a dryness meter to the village of Depa. Depa, Côte d'Ivoire, 2008.









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Donating a dryness meter to the village of Broguhe, Côte d'Ivoire, 2009.











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Donation of a dryness meter to the village of Zereguhe, Côte d'Ivoire, 2009.