Bad weather, failed government policies and a fast-spreading virus are reducing output from the world’s top cocoa-growing ...

"We didn't get a single drop of rain." Farmers in top cocoa-producing country sound alarm over this year's crop: 'It's not ...

A cacao ceremony is great for new beginnings, from a new year to a new month, week or even a new day. Here's what to expect ...

"These challenges are compounded by aging cacao trees in key production areas, which are more susceptible to stress and less productive." It takes about five years before a cacao tree is mature ...

Conrado Soriano, 63, finds himself transported back to his childhood as he strolls through his nearly 4-hectare orchard, ...

Farmers face an uphill battle when it comes to meeting rising food demands while also dealing with more erratic weather ...

A number of crops have been documented there, including corn, sweet potatoes and the cacao tree Theobroma cacao. Traces of chemicals and DNA from the plant were found on pottery, suggesting the ...

The world's cocoa – harvested from the Theobroma cacao tree, native to the Amazon rainforest - is now mostly produced in West African countries, principally Ghana and Ivory Coast, and in Latin ...

Some Ivory Coast and Nigerian cocoa farmers reported that cocoa trees are beginning to suffer the effects of the seasonal dry and dusty Harmattan winds, with leaves turning yellow and the ...