Chocolate produced in the Amazon is internationally recognized for its unique flavor. A study by researchers at São Paulo ...

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

Since 2016, the cacao industry in Puerto Rico has experienced a massive resurgence with production growing by more than 3,400 ...

Cocoa farming supports an estimated six million farming families across West Africa, along with tens of millions more in ...

By Marcelo Teixeira, Oliver Griffin and May Angel SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the ...

From price crashes to illegal mining and smuggling, Ghana’s cocoa crisis is exposing the fragility of Africa’s most iconic commodity chain.

In 2024, a surge in cocoa on international markets reached more than $12,000 per metric ton, the highest in decades. Then it ...

What you need to know: Cocoa has become a game-changer. For decades, the West Nile Sub-region has been known for the production of tobacco, cotton and coffee as its main cash crops. However, ...

Ivory Coast faces an accumulation of 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by end-March, when its main crop concludes, unless the government cuts state-regulated farmer prices to unlock sales, industry ...

Cocoa beans contain a variety of phyto, or plant nutrients, such as polyphenols like theobromine and caffeine.

Cocoa prices remain highly volatile, with recent rebounds driven by market corrections, shifting supply expectations and slow ...

One of the most effective strategies for reducing vulnerability to commodity price shocks is domestic value addition. Instead of exporting raw cocoa beans, Ghana can increase its economic gains by ...