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Founder of Bioko Treats, Jeanne started her chocolate making journey in December 2016 after training at Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy. Her company was initially named Treat Confections,  but in late 2017, she changed the name to Bioko Treats.

Although she started out as a chocolatier, using couverture to make pralines, etc., she got into making bean to bar chocolates three years ago when a medical facility asked if she could make them sugar free chocolates for their diabetic patients. After taking an online class with Ecole Chocolat, she started making small batch dark chocolate.

Bioko treats currently produces approximately two tonnes of dark and milk chocolate per year. Having seen growth in both the bean to bar and confectionery sides of the business, Bioko Treats have begun to attract customers outside of Ghana.

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Jeanne has really enjoyed helping one cocoa farmer with making her first batch of 70% chocolate and would like to do more of that. While her background is originally in marketing, she's had some experience in organizational mentoring and would like to bring this experience to the Cross Atlantic Collective.

Leticia A Yankey (leticiayankey) ، هي مزارع كاكاو متمرس ومالك مزرعة كاكاو مساحتها 14 فدانًا في غانا.

Leticia Ama-Kowoa Yankey هي مدافعة قوية عن مبادرة شباب غانا في الكاكاو وتهدف إلى أن تصبح أفضل مزارعة كاكاو وطنية في السنوات الخمس المقبلة.

كانت مهتمة بزراعة الكاكاو عندما استقرت مع فلاحين مزارعي الكاكاو في منطقة دينكييرا العليا ، حيث اعتادت أن تدرس فيروس نقص المناعة البشرية / الإيدز والسل. بدأت مزرعة الكاكاو الخاصة بها في عام 2010 وتمتلك حاليًا مزرعة كاكاو بمساحة 14 فدانًا بإنتاج سنوي يبلغ 3.5 طن. وهي أيضًا مؤسسة Cocoa Mmaa ( cocoammaa ) ، وهي جمعية تعاونية تسعى إلى تمكين مزارعات الكاكاو من الإناث.

ليتيسيا حاصلة على بكالوريوس التربية وماجستير تنفيذي للكومنولث في الإدارة العامة من جامعة كيب كوست وجامعة كوامي نكروما للعلوم والتكنولوجيا على التوالي. نحن سعداء للغاية لطاقة ليتيسيا القوية والديناميكية وذات الرؤية كشريك في The Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective!

CEO, Ohene Cocoa​

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Nana Aduna II (known in private life as Dr. Yao Mfodwo) is the current Akyeamehene of the Akuapem Traditional Area; a landowner, and Head of the Agona Clan of Akropong and the Adwumako Family.

He is a consultant psychiatrist trained in the winelands of Stellenbosch, South Africa, with experience as a product physician in the pharmaceutical industry. These experiences in addition to a lineage of cultivating cocoa since the 1920s influenced his passion for cocoa farming / production.