Analysis of Cocoa Production

Sophia Muñoz, BA

Bachelor's thesis

Abstract:

This bachelor thesis mainly analyzes the sustainability and how costly is cocoa production in the five countries that were the main producers of it between 2021 and 2022; which consists of: Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Ecuador. To make this analysis possible, in the practical part, three different tools to have a clear and complete idea about the situation of the countries and the categories of cocoa that influence this research. In the first place, is the usage of SWOT analysis, which is going to be applied according to the cocoa production, and the two categories of caca (ordinary or bulk and fino aroma); in second place, there is the calculation of cocoa self-sufficiency according to the general production of cocoa in each country known for being the main producers of this product. Third place, there is a financial analysis taking into account one company of each country that belongs to the group of the main cocoa producers; allowing an understanding of how sustainable and costly the production of cocoa is.

Keywords

Food Self-sufficiency, Theobroma cacao, Liquidity, SWOT, Financial Analysis, Self-sufficiency ratio, CCN-51, cacao fino aroma, Domestic consumption, Current ratio, Golden Tree, FTN Cocoa Processors, Cost of production

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 15. 3. 2024

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: PhDr. Ing. Tomáš Maier, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Bachelor programme:
Business Administration