(The Conversation) – A shortage of cocoa beans has led to a near shutdown of processing plants in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the two countries responsible for 60% of global production. With chocolate ...

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Researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is more sustainable and nutritious than conventional varieties. Cocoa-fruit chocolate uses cocoa fruit jelly as a replacement for powdered sugar, ...

Emmanuel Frimpong, 32, is a cocoa farmer in Ghana, mostly by default. He has a university education but couldn’t find another job so he works on the family farm. “Why not?” he told me. “I’m willing to ...

Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are warning of a looming crisis: without financial support and fairer markets, cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030. The West African nation is the biggest producer of ...

The Swiss-owned company claims its patented process could help stabilize cocoa prices, reduce waste, and increase farmer yields. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Three factors are at play: environmental, ...