Chocolate is one of the world's most widely consumed foods. It is made from cacao beans grown by millions of smallholder farmers globally. High-quality cacao beans require optimal growing conditions, ...

Molecular geneticists have known for about a decade that genomic structural variants can play important roles in the adaptation and speciation of both plants and animals, but their overall influence ...

Climate extremes are adversely affecting cacao production. A recent study by Hasanuddin University highlights the potential ...

Ayana Bio — one of a new wave of startups seeking to unlock the potential of plant cell culture in the food and nutrition industry — is turning its attention to cacao bioactives with a $3m investment ...

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and with room for a small tree where it can have a shady overstory, it’s worth ...

Dedication to protecting key bird habitats and biodiversity made possible the first Bird Friendly cocoa certification in ...

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), whose beans (cocoa) are used to make products including chocolate, liquor and cocoa butter, may have spread from the Amazon basin to the other regions of South and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 67-year-old cocoa farmer Samuel Davor from Ghana harvests a cocoa fruit. Christina Peters/dpa Cocoa farmers in Ghana are testing ...

Switzerland is known for its chocolate. And now the first 100% organic cocoa processing plant in the country has completed its test phase and is gearing up production. FoodNavigator learns more about ...