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Could Amazonian Cacao Be the Next ‘Superfood’? New Research Points to Untapped Potential

Scientists in Brazil found that by combining fermented and unfermented Amazonian cacao, they were able to preserve more beneficial compounds without sacrificing the flavor and arom...

Premian con oro chocolate estadounidense hecho con cacao Cuyagua

La marca Amano obtuvo la puntuación más alta con esta variedad venezolana en la categoría barras oscuras de origen de los International Awards que juzga los chocolates artesanales...

‘Cocoa fever’ in Liberia’s Grand Gedeh is wiping out native forests

Until 2020, 99% of Liberia’s Grand Gedeh county was covered by natural forests. Since then, cacao farms have rapidly encroached on those forests, reports Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo. G...

Fine-flavor native cacao matches commercial yields, study shows

A new multi-year field study from Peru’s Piura region challenges a long-held assumption in cocoa agriculture: native fine-flavor cacao may be just as productive as commercial clone...

The vanishing forests on Liberia’s cocoa frontier

(GRAND GEDEH, Liberia) – Off in the woods beyond the ekki trees, a sharp crack cuts through the buzzing of insects. “It’s a tree falling,” says George Bowey, a baby-faced community...

Cacao plantations in Liberia encroach into proposed Kwa national park

A cocoa boom in southeast Liberia is wiping out native forests and encroaching into a proposed national park. The would-be Kwa National Park, a dense tropical rainforest, is home t...

One nut could be our best chance at saving the Amazon from deforestation

The only commercial nut exclusively harvested in the Amazon, the Brazil nut is highly sought after for its health benefits, including its remarkable concentration of selenium, a ne...

Building a Sustainable Local Cacao Business: Lessons from a Women-Led Village Enterprise

Chocolate fever is sweeping the globe. From the rise of premium chocolate trends in Europe to the viral “Dubai chocolate” phenomenon on social media, cacao has once again ascended...

What we learn from chocolate

A visit to a chocolate factory in Massachusetts and a cocoa farm in Belize sparked the author’s interest in how chocolate is made and in the farmers who grow cacao.

Oman’s Qairoon Hairiti Farm succeeds in cultivating cocoa after decade of research

MUSCAT : The cocoa tree is a tropical evergreen that requires precise care during its growth stages. It is characterized by the growth of its fruit on the trunk in the form of pods...

Ecuador’s Amazon coffee farmers get ahead of Europe’s deforestation rules

“What motivates us most is being able to say, ‘I take care of the environment, I don’t cut down trees, and my coffee will be valued more highly,’” said Victoria Alverca Peña, a far...

The case for cocoa: A ‘golden ticket’ for Pacific farmers?

Papua New Guinea grows some of the world’s finest cocoa. On the Managalas Plateau, farmers are reviving old trees and planting new ones, but turning prized beans into reliable inco...

Darïku Chocolatier dispuso su sede en Maracay como centro de acopio

Qairoon Hairiti Farm successfully cultivates cocoa in Dhofar

SALALAH: Qairoon Hairiti Farm, affiliated with the Royal Court Affairs (RCA), has successfully cultivated cocoa following more than a decade of research, development, propagation a...

Something strange is happening in Liberia

Liberia is losing its rainforest at an alarming rate. Satellite data reveals rapid deforestation across one of West Africa’s last remaining intact rainforests, driven largely by il...

Kakaoschmuggel in der DR Kongo: Bittere Schokolade

Die Rohstoffschmuggler im Osten der DR Kongo haben eine neue Branche entdeckt: Kakao. Der Boom bringt schnelles Geld und vernichtet die Wälder. mehr...

More than a treat: Mexican chocolate culture has ancient roots

In Mexico, where cocoa has been grown and consumed for 4,000 years, communities are keeping old traditions alive.

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Tastes like home! First 100% British chocolate bar made since 1932 - using cocoa from Berkshire

Forget Belgian truffles and Swiss chocolate - this bar is about as British as they come, with cocoa grown not in the tropics but in Berkshire.

In cocoa’s heartland, African farmers seek new opportunities

In Côte d’Ivoire, where 40% of the world’s cocoa is grown, many are asking how the country’s iconic crop can offer more benefit to its people.

Why are forests vanishing in southeastern Liberia?

GRAND GEDEH, Liberia – In the past century, most of West Africa’s Upper Guinean rainforest has been lost to commercial agriculture, infrastructure development and logging. More tha...

Chraime with açaí? The delicious cuisine of the Amazon's Moroccan Jews

For the past 200 years, a Moroccan-Jewish community has existed on the banks of the Amazon River in northern Brazil. Drawn there by the rubber boom, its fascinating culinary tradit...

Forests in Liberia are falling to cocoa, in half a year the EU could ban imports

On this week’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast, we speak with features writer Ashoka Mukpo, who traveled to southeastern Liberia to investigate what satellite images indicated was...

All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa

Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the only person in history to have ever...