Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

The chocolate industry is seeing unprecedented times, with effects rippling all the way to grocery store shelves. This is how ...

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are warning of a looming crisis: without financial support and fairer markets, cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030. The West African nation is the biggest producer of ...

By Marcelo Teixeira, Oliver Griffin and May Angel SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the brakes on new planting projects following a 70% plunge in cocoa prices from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Determined to get some answers, I consulted a few chocolate experts while attending Grenada’s fun-filled Chocolate Festival—an ...

In Cameroon, the astonishing surge in the price of cocoa has Banyuy Elsie Kinyuy planning the next chapter of her life. In November, the 57-year-old high school tutor bought a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) ...

The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has appealed to cocoa farmers across the country not to destroy their cocoa trees following the recent decline in producer prices, assuring ...

For most of the past two decades, cocoa was a quietly cyclical commodity. From 2010 to 2023, prices bobbed within ...