According to Sacote, the initiative supports the Cacao Detailed Investment Plan (DIP), which aims to rehabilitate and ...

Oba Dokun Thompson is the Oloni of Eti-Oni in Osun State. He is also the Founder of the International Cocoa Diplomacy (ICD).

PAPUA New Guinea’s bold ambition to transform its agriculture industry into a K30 billion powerhouse has hit a wall.

Work carried out at the International Cocoa Quarantine Centre in Arborfield, part of the University of Reading, is helping to keep the world's cocoa crops free of viruses. The greenhouses - about the ...

These “going organic” approaches align with the Government's increasing encouragement of organic farming and sustainable ...

Lechner's remarks follow a surge in cocoa prices to record highs in 2024, driven by poor weather, disease, and pest outbreaks in West Africa that caused a supply deficit. With cocoa plantation ...

With 30% of global cocoa production lost through major pests and diseases, the centre's co-ordinator, Dr Andrew Daymond, said new varieties of cocoa needed to be "more resilient". "We make sure ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has said that effective legislation and policy development are ...

Climate change, pests and disease threaten to leave us in a world without chocolate. Dr Karl meets two scientists who are exploring ways to protect cacao plants into the future.