The increase in illicit trade has made it harder for international buyers to source beans, as Ivorian suppliers struggle to ...

Australian cocoa producers aren't normally the cheapest source of the sweet treat's key ingredient, but with global supply ...

This Juneteenth, a Colorado company is calling attention to the continued use of child and slave labor in the production of ...

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Post-harvest handling is a critical link in the agricultural value chain. From harvesting to processing, every step matters in preserving food quality, safety, and value ...

Few pleasures are as universally cherished as chocolate mdash;but behind every indulgent bite lies a complex journey that begins in the cocoa farms of Ghana and across West Africa .

Climate change, pests, and unsustainable practices threaten global cocoa production, endangering chocolate’s future and ...

Every chocolate bar starts with the seeds (or beans) found inside cacao fruits, which sprout from trees in equatorial regions of Africa ... entrepreneur’s cacao farm, a machine slices the ...

RIACHAO DAS NEVES, Brazil (Reuters) - In the Brazilian state of Bahia, farmer Moises Schmidt is developing the world’s largest cocoa ... farm would dwarf the size of the small farms in West ...