Theobroma cacao

Theobroma cacao (anaa cocoa dua) yɛ dua ketewa bi a ɛwɔ Malvaceae abusua mu.yɛ ketewa (ne tenten yɛ mita 6–12 (anammɔn 20–39) . Wɔde n’aba, koko aba, yɛ chocolate ne koko bɔta. Ivory Coast ne ɔman a ɛso sen biara a ɛsow cocoa aba wɔ 2018 mu, na na ne nnɔbae yɛ tɔn ɔpepem 2.2.

 Nkyerɛkyerɛmu 

 Nhwiren 
Nhwiren no gu nnua no so wɔ nnua no mu, na wɔfrɛ no cauliflory. Nhwiren no yɛ nketewa, ne kɛse yɛ sɛntimita 1–2 (3⁄8–13⁄16 in), na ne ntini yɛ pink.

 Na' Aba 
Aduaba no a wɔfrɛ no cacao pod no yɛ ovoid, ne tenten yɛ sɛntimita 15–30 (nsateakwaa 6–12) na ne tɛtrɛtɛ yɛ sɛntimita 8–10,

Aba no na wɔde yɛ chocolate, na wɔ aman bi so no, wɔde nkate no yɛ nsa a ɛma obi ho tɔ no, ne nea wɔde nom a ɛyɛ dɛ.  Ngo pii wɔ aba biara mu. Ade titiriw a ɛwɔ aba no mu ne theobromine, a ɛyɛ nnuru a ɛma ahoɔden a ɛte sɛ caffeine.

 Kokoo Ho Adeyɛ 
+ Cocoa aba ho adwuma– 2022 Country Cocoa aba ho adwuma(tonnes) lvory Coast  2,230,000   1,108,663 Indonesia 667,296 Ecuador  337,149 Cameroon 300,000 Nigeria 280,000 World  5,874,582 Beaɛ A Menyaa Mmoaa Fii

Wɔ afe 2022 mu no, wiase nyinaa nnɔbae a wɔtɔ no yɛ tɔn ɔpepem 5.9, na Ivory Coast na edi kan wɔ nnɔbae no nyinaa mu ɔha mu nkyem 38. Afoforo a na wɔyɛ nnɔbae kɛse ne Ghana ( ɔha mu 19) ne Indonesia ( ɔha mu 11).

 Kokoo Ho Ahobammɔ 
Mmoawa ne nyarewa a ɛwɔ cocoa mu, ne wim nsakrae kyerɛ sɛ yebehia nnua ahorow foforo na ama yɛatumi adi ɔhaw ahorow yi ho dwuma. Wɔ mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn a wɔtete nnɔbae no anya nnɔbae ahorow pii, na wɔahwɛ ma nnɔbae a ɛwɔ asase so no daakye ho, animdefo ayɛ A Global Strategy for the Conservation and Use of Cacao Genetic Resources, a ɛno na ɛde Cocoa Adwuma a Ɛkɔ So no ho Nnyinasosɛm no. Wɔn a wɔyɛ cocoa no ne wɔn adetɔfo agye saa nhyehyɛe yi atom, na ne botae ne sɛ wɔbɛboa ma wɔaka cocoa ahorow no ho asɛm, na wɔama cocoa a wɔaboaboa ano no mu ayɛ den, na mfaso a ɛwɔ so no ayɛ kɛse, na ama wɔanya nneɛma a wɔakora so no ho nsɛm pii. Wɔbɔ mmeae bi a cocoa gu ahorow ho ban wɔ ɔkwan horow so, sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔbɔ ɔman no aguan ahorow ho ban. Nanso, nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi a ɛfa awosu mu nneɛma ahorow ne wim tebea ho no kyerɛ sɛ edu 2050 a, saa mmeae a wɔabɔ ho ban no mu pii renyɛ papa mma cocoa. Ɛsan nso kyerɛ beae bi a ɛbɛn Iquitos wɔ Peru a ɛbɛkɔ so ayɛ nea ɛfata sɛ wɔdɔ kɔkɔɔ, na ɛhɔ na abɔde a nkwa wom pii wɔ, na ɛkae sɛ wɔnhwɛ kwan sɛ wɔbɛbɔ saa beae yi ho ban. Nhyehyɛe afoforo te sɛ International Cocoa Quarantine Centre no, atirimpɔw ne sɛ ɛbɛko atia cocoa nyarewa na abɔ awosu ahorow ho ban. 
 link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Theobroma_cacao2.jpg|thumb|Kokoo nhwiren 
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chocolate_in_its_Rawest_Form_(27583224425).jpg|thumb|Theobroma kokoo

 Kokoo Nkɔso Ho Abakɔsɛm 
Akoko dua no fi Amazon kwae mu, na wɔdii kan de no yɛɛ fie bɛyɛ mfe 5,300 a atwam ni, wɔ Equatorial South America fi Santa Ana-La Florida (SALF) beae a ɛnnɛ wɔfrɛ hɔ Ecuador anafo fam apuei (Zamora-Chinchipe Mantam) no.

Wɔ Mesoamerica no, wɔahu adaka a wɔde noa cacao no bi wɔ tetefo nneɛma a wɔatutu fam ahu no wɔ Early Formative (1900-900 BC) bere mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, ade a ɛte saa bi a wohui wɔ Olmec tetefo nneɛma a wɔatutu fam ahu wɔ Veracruz, Mexico, Gulf Coast no kyerɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔtraa ase ansa na Olmecfo reba no fii ase de cacao dii dwuma wɔ 1750 A.Y.B. Wɔ Mexico, wɔ Pacific mpoano wɔ Chiapas, no, Mokaya tetefo nneɛma a wɔatutu fam ahu wɔ hɔ no ma yehu sɛ na nnipa nom kakao nsa a efi bere bi a atwam koraa, bɛyɛ afe 1900 A.Y.B.

 Nhwɛsode 

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