The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed ...

New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

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 ...

Climate change poses a major well-known risk to cacao production. But a new study finds that low pollination is also limiting ...

Exploring ways for cocoa farmers to hand pollinate their crops could help offset crop losses resulting from climate changes, ...

On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on ...

After more than half a decade of selling sweets, a chocolate shop in Westchester is revealing some news of a more bitter ...

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.

In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing dozens of seeds. Once harvested, these humble beans are dried, roasted ...

Ageing trees, climate change and disease outbreak are major setbacks affecting cocoa production in Africa where over 70 percent of ...

The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed ...