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New cocoa fermenting box boosts farmers' incomes — Level A1 — a group of people standing around a blue and yellow rug

New cocoa fermenting box boosts farmers' incomesCEFR A1

24 Jun 2025

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Adapted from John Musenze, SciDev • CC BY 2.0

Photo by Joel Friedrich, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • A new fermenting box helps cocoa farmers in Kasawo.
  • It replaces the old system of stacked wooden boxes.
  • The old method made it hard to ferment beans.
  • Farmers used to sell unfermented beans cheaply to middlemen.
  • The single box makes fermentation faster and better.
  • Beans become brown and get a chocolate aroma.
  • The new design is easier for people to use.
  • Farmers can sell directly and earn more money.
  • The box costs less than before.

Difficult words

  • ferment — to change food by natural processes
    fermenting
  • cocoa — plant seed used to make chocolate
  • middleman — person who buys from farmers and sells to others
    middlemen
  • unfermented — not changed after harvest, still raw
  • aroma — a smell you can notice from food
  • design — the way something is made or planned

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like chocolate?
  • Would you rather sell directly or to a middleman?
  • Is it good if the box costs less?

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