Farmers travelled from where their cocoa is grown to give sweet-toothed Harrovians a taste of their goods.

Mavis Adu Gyamfi and Mercy Zaah from the Kuapa Kokoo co-operative in Ghana in west Africa joined staff from Divine Chocolate in St George’s Shopping Centre in St Ann’s Road, Harrow, on Tuesday last week.

The event was held to celebrate both Fairtrade Fortnight and International Women’s Day and the two women flew from their cooperative in Ghana, which supports 80,000 farmers, to tell people more about where the chocolate comes from and give them a sample.

Shoppers were also able to hear more about the impact of Fairtrade on the women’s lives and heard more about what life is like for a cocoa farmer.

Mavis Adu Gyamfi is 26 and joined the Kuapa Kokoo cooperative in 2009. She is a recorder, the elected position responsible for weighing cocoa and paying farmers, in Sefwi Akotombra society in the northern part of Ghana’s western region.

She has a six acre farm, and has studied accounting and holds a diploma in business studies.

Mercy Zaah is 51 and her land produces about 90 cocoa sacks per season.

Giuseppe Marasco, from the Oxfam shop in Pinner, which stocks the brand of chocolate, said: “I think it went really well. It was really busy and we talked to about 600 people during the day. It was a wonderful reaction from people, I joked that it is a great way to make friends with people in Harrow, by giving out free chocolate.”