So, as you savor chocolate, remember the fragile ecosystems behind it. The price of cocoa in early 2025 was near its all-time high, due in part to dry conditions in Africa. Without urgent action to ...

BAGUIO CITY – Trade secrets are often concealed to protect a business but for Eva Ritchelle Padua, it is through spilling the ...

For now, traders can ride the wave of cocoa’s bull market, but the long-term implications for consumers and the industry are ...

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

Ageing trees, climate change and disease outbreak are major setbacks affecting cocoa production in Africa where over 70 percent of the commodity is grown, according to a new report. According to a ...

Experts have been analyzing genetic details that trace the cacao tree’s past to a surprising point in time. Daniel Tineo, from the National University Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, led a study that ...

Sweden is part of the Nordic region in northern Europe, together with the countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway. Sweden is large in size, small in population. Sweden is a democracy and a ...

but investors have taken another look at cocoa beans after global… Cocoa tree Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of ...

New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry ... only on the sap of a few tree species in mature rainforest ...

Nigeria’s cocoa industry is emerging as a key driver of economic diversification. With growing global demand and surging investments, the sector could unlock new revenue streams and strengthen the ...

NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs her fingers along the branches of the coffee tree she’s raised ... 1,000 employees Indonesia’s cocoa farmers work with businesses ...