but they all start with beans from the cacoa plant theobroma cacao, also known as the Chocolate Fruit Tree. These trees grow near the equator in countries like the Dominican Republic because the ...

You might think chocolate comes in a few basic types and that's it, but the varieties and sub categories are more diverse.

New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

Thousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia are working with businesses and other organizations to protect their crops ...

With a gift for sensorial writing and a willingness to go the extra mile in search of his stories, Jacobsen breathes life into the global supply chains of farm-to-table tropical agriculture.

Soaring cocoa prices are raising interest in turning Nigeria into a more impactful player in the sector, with hopes of ...