Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...

Chocolate is by far the most popular Valentine's Day treat, but you might find it's getting more difficult to find sweet ...

Dimitra is offering AI-driven apps and IoT-based sensors to cocoa farmers to track the conditions of the crop.

Valentine's Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential ...

Phytophthora-infected cacao pods develop lesions, which eventually host white fluffy growth before the pods shrivel into a ...

The cost of cocoa reached a record high in December 2024, and the price keeps climbing. How is industry reacting and what ...

To adapt, some farmers are turning to diverse, nature-friendly agricultural practices, such as planting taller trees between cacao plants, creating healthy fertile soils that hold onto moisture ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for ...