Fewer people see cocoa farming as a lucrative business and instead are planting other crops such as palm oil. And many small-scale farmers still cannot get loans, he said. But Aryal said he hopes that ...

Fewer people see cocoa farming as a lucrative business and instead are planting other crops such as palm oil. And many small-scale farmers still cannot get loans, he said. But Aryal said he hopes that ...

Scaling up the sector could also prove challenging because much of Nigeria’s cocoa is grown by small-scale farmers. Peter Okunde, a farmer in Ogun state, told AFP he lacks both the capital and ...

Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says Orlando Quintero Gonzales, an agronomist in Colombia’s Eje Cafetero, or the ...

The singer was known for "I Lost My Sonia," "Sweet Sweet Cocoa Tea" and "Young Lover" Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Cocoa Tea, a celebrated reggae singer and songwriter, has died. He was 65. "I extend condolences to the family, friends, and supporters of Calvin George Scott, affectionately known as Cocoa Tea ...

Cocoa prices have fallen by more than 30% in 2025, reversing the sharp gains seen in global markets last year. After hitting record highs, the commodity has been on a downward trend this year. The ...

Across West Africa’s cocoa heartland, Eddie Arthur has spent a quarter of a century traveling from farm to farm each day to stare at trees and count how many pods they have. At every stop ...

Cocoa Tea, the diminutive singer who helped define contemporary dancehall music, died in South Florida on Tuesday at age 65. The veteran artiste succumbed to a years-long fight with cancer.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Veteran reggae artiste Calvin ‘Cocoa Tea’ Scott is dead. He reportedly passed away early Tuesday morning at a hospital in Florida after ailing for sometime. He was 65.