Article misleadingly dismisses climate stressors on African cocoa
Cocoa production has increased in certain African countries as growing areas expand at the expense of forests, but online ...
Why has one chocolatier had worst year since 1967?
A chocolatier has told how the increasing price of raw ingredients to make the sweet treats has made the last 12 months "the ...
Modern Farmer23d
In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better
On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on either side of him. He grips a bright orange pod and slices it neatly at ...
Business Day14d
Ageing trees, pest attacks driving Africa’s cocoa shortfall
Ageing trees, climate change and disease outbreak are major setbacks affecting cocoa production in Africa where over 70 percent of ...
West Hawaii Today28d
Plant of the Month — Cacao
The cacao tree, Theobroma cacao is a tree in the Malvaceae family that is native to the American tropics. Cacao was originally cultivated more than 5,000 years ago in what is presently south east ...