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

Cocoa, known as the 'Food of Gods', is revered for its rich flavor and nutritional benefits. Derived from the cacao tree, it ...

Cacao fruit are the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, and come in a range of colors as they ripen, ranging from vivid yellow to a deep red. The Aztecs used the pods as a form of money, while the ...

Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern ...

Researchers suggest that actively creating conditions in which natural pollinators thrive on cacao farms could help farmers buffer against increasing temperatures, improve productivity and boost ...

They are destined for greatness in the form of chocolate bars, dried beans and tea at Lavaloha Chocolate Farm in Hilo. “Bringing the Hawaiian cacao to light for the rest of the world – I really want ...

felling of timber and sand mining activities have destroyed 30,000 hectares of cocoa farms nationwide as of December 2024. Dr Randy Abbey, the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, who made this ...

locally referred to as ‘galamsey,’ which has resulted in the destruction of large cocoa farms. It is believed that some cocoa farmers sell their land to illegal small-scale miners, who then ...

The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed ...

Try Puna Chocolate, Pine Village, Kuaiwi Farm or Paradise Meadow in Ka‘u for starters. Several of them offer tours as well. If you want to start your cacao tree from seed, be sure to get beans ...