With climate change and higher incidences of crop diseases, global cocoa production and supply is being threatened. A ...

With climate change and higher incidence of crop diseases, global cocoa production and supply is being threatened. A research ...

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports a global chocolate industry valued at over USD 100 billion annually. The ...

Climate change and rising temperatures pose a major threat to cacao production across the globe, with those impacts already felt in major producers such as Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. A new study ...

Researchers in Singapore have developed two natural methods for carob flavour enhancement, improving its suitability for ...

For ­decades, experts have maintained that cocoa, Ghana’s largest agricultural export, cannot thrive in the savannah conditions ...

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 ...

Signs of distress are already clear. Global wine production has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, cocoa stocks are at their weakest in a decade, and coffee prices have soared to record highs.

A new platform aims to create a stronger relationship between cocoa farmers and producer organisations, and those who buy their cocoa. As the EUDR deadline begins to loom, companies are scrambling to ...