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Plus, some farmers in Ghana are turning away from cacao production in favour of illegal gold-mining, according to reports.of roughly 500,000 tonnes of cocoa in the global market last year.

Real chocolate could become a "luxury" item in the future says Massimo Sabatini, co-founder and chief executive of Italian firm Foreverland, which makes a cocoa powder alternative called Choruba.The company opened its production facility in March, where staff process not cacao beans but carob husks.Carob trees produce small, brown, banana-shaped pods containing seeds. It's possible to process the pods to create a cocoa-like powder. This chocolate alternative has a long history, however – and not a very happy one.

claims a generation was "traumatized" by carob-based confectionary during the 1970s. It didn't taste as good as real chocolate, and it didn't melt in your mouth in the same way, apparently.But Mr Sabatini insists that he and his colleagues have come up with a worthy product. He acknowledges that carob "really doesn't taste like chocolate" but adds that Foreverland's fermentation and roasting process removes some of the carob flavour to get it closer to cocoa.

Their carob-based dark chocolate alternative is sweeter and more caramel-like than real dark chocolate, he explains.

There could be health benefits to this. "We can reduce drastically the sugar content," says Mr Sabatini. Carob is alsoClub sources told BBC Sport the protests are "hurting" Levy, who attends almost every game and sits stoically through the criticism.

Tottenham were one of the busiest clubs in the January transfer window, but that has not satisfied some fans who criticise a recruitment policy mainly focused on under-21 players with potential resale value, and who regularly accuse Levy of acting too slowly in the market and putting profits above success on the pitch.A 'sit-down' protest - led by a smaller supporter group called Change for Tottenham (CFT) - is planned against Levy before Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United.

Last week, the main fan group - the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) - released five core principles they want to hold Levy to account on.Among those principles were demands to "commit to winning" with investment; "attract and retain talent" with competitive wages; "develop elite youth talent"; "lead with integrity" to be "financially sustainable" while "keeping tickets affordable"; and engage with fans.