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ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered with the Mars confectionary company to safeguard those pods – and the ...

Around 1900 B.C., the Mokayas began to consume Theobroma cacao, a plant that thrives in the upper ... forests of the upper Amazon basin, where the tree is at its most genetically diverse.

Cacao is a successful understory plant, growing to between six and 12 metres below the canopies of other trees in its native tropical rainforests. But to increase commercial production, farms often ...

On average, Australians eat six kilograms of chocolate a year! Costa discovers the sweet history of the cacao tree with the horticultural director of Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden, Jimmy Turner ...

On Easter, chocolate brings together many enthusiasts. However, cocoa can also be perceived as a sacred plant, as journalist Marc Bonomelli highlights after attending a cocoa ceremony on the ...