Chocolate produced in the Amazon is internationally recognized for its unique flavor. A study by researchers at São Paulo ...

Cocoa pods are comprised of cocoa beans, pods, endocarp and pulp. Credit: Cristina Aldehuela / Getty. Working alongside chocolatiers in the food industry, researchers at ETH Zurich say they have ...

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia (AP) — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed ...

"We're directly growing the tissue that gets turned into chocolate." The post Chocolate Company Announces Plans to Produce ...

The economy of Ghana depends heavily on cocoa, the country’s main cash crop, which accounts for about one-third of its export earnings and is the second-largest export after gold. It supports the ...

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...

Climate change may relocate cocoa farming in Colombia, with lowland regions becoming less reliable and higher elevations gaining suitability.

OMO FOREST RESERVE, Nigeria — Habitat for a dwindling population of critically endangered African forest elephants is under threat, a casualty of the world’s appetite for chocolate. Deforestation ...

Cocoa farmers and investors in Nigeria have been earning massive profits as cocoa prices have soared over 1000% The federal government has shared plans to expand the cocoa industry and attract massive ...

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia (AP) — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed ...