BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Many people would love having an endless supply of chocolate right in their backyard, but there is a reason why a cocoa tree isn’t a backyard garden staple. The Theobroma cacao ...

Accra - WWF´s West Africa Forest Programme Office (WAFPO), West Africa Fair Fruit (WAFF) and the Ghanaian timber manufacturing company John Bitar & Company Limited (JCM) are working on a joint project ...

Cocoa prices look bullish into 2026 as West Africa faces aging trees, climate and disease limits, and Latin America adds limited supply. Read more on Cocoa prices here.

A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate makers around the world ...

Cocoa beans drying outside before the producers sell them. Credit: Marlene Wätzold Sustainability certificates such as Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance and Cocoa Life promise to improve the livelihoods ...

Cocoa farmers in Ghana are testing new ways of growing their crops as shifting weather patterns take a toll on yields. Among them is Samuel Davor, a cocoa farmer in Sefwi Wiawso, a village in a forest ...

HERSHEY, PA. — Hershey has signed a five-year agreement with cocoa-producing cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire. The pact is part of the company’s 10-year, $500 million investment addressing the range of ...

He was speaking at the harvesting and distribution of improved cocoa seedlings from the state’s demonstration farm to farmers in the Southern senatorial district of the state. He urged people of the ...

Stakeholders from the Cross River State government, Agro sector, private sector, development agencies, and farmer groups have aligned to chart on a new agenda for the state’s agricultural development ...