WEST AFRICAN COCOA UNDER THREAT:

WEST AFRICAN COCOA UNDER THREAT:; ITN GHANA: Kumasi: EXT LA GV Cocoa bean tree TILT DOWN to Chief Nana Owusu Boakye II as he talks about plant SOT Boakye along through trees on his family farm gesturing with large blade GV Boakye and others towards through trees BV Boakye away through trees GV Boakye chopping at base of pods on tree with blade and knocking one down BV Boakye away to point at small experimental Cocoa bean plants TCS hand held over plant Chief Nana Owusu Boakye II interview SOT - this Cocoa planted by my uncle / planted others around BV Boakye away to Cocoa plant with several pods LA GV large trees growing among cocoa plants (to prevent soil erosion) TILT DOWN to LBV Boakye away through trees GV Boakye standing next tree PAN to bundle of cocoa pods on tree GV Cocoa bean pod cut open CMS girl eating cocoa bean PAN to little boy eating cocoa bean CMS little boys eating cocoa SIDE CMS Boakye looking at cocoa pod while children watch GV Veitch and Boakye along to look at cocoa beans drying on large table TCS beans moved around SIDE MS Boakye showing beans to others around TCS beans on table SIDE MS Boakye eating bean TCS cocoa beans PULL OUT to show huge vat of them TCSs cocoa beans (2 shots) TCMS hand moving cocoa beans around on table Kwame Pianim (New World Investments Ltd) interview SOT - you cannot pretend life / you cannot pretend the West African cocoa flavour - if you do and it leads to a decimation of the livelihood of many people than we can talk about the West being a partner in poverty in the West African countries Dan Abodakpi (Deputy Trade Minister) interview SOT - It is unconscionable on the part of Mars to attempt to do that / when you acquaire that technology and use it against us, it's not fair / there's no equity in that / there's no social justice LA GV Coco...