A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world's most popular treat. Farmers can combat ...

Cacao, Theobro-ma cacao or chocolate was first cultivated in the ancient tropical rain forests by indigenous people of Mesoamerica. They esteemed the dried and toasted seeds for making rich sauces to ...

The tropical tree, from whose seeds chocolate and other sweets are produced, has its secrets. Unravelling them is not so easy. Cacao has long been a sought-after raw material for the worlds food ...

The agricultural export sector of Nigeria has witnessed remarkable growth, primarily fueled by the exports of cocoa beans, cashew nuts, and sesame seeds, according to different data sources explored ...

Grow a Garden Cacao seed: Grow a Garden is one of the most popular games on Roblox today. Not too long ago, the gardening simulator garnered 16 million concurrent players and smashed Fortnite’s ...

Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa ...

HUNTINGTON — Although most harvesting is done in the fall, December was the best time for employees at the Huntington Museum of Art to start picking fruits off its tropical cacao plant. “Our cacao ...