China and the chocolate factory: investment in Ivory Coast helps secure a cocoa edge
If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.
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Climate change is scorching the cocoa belt — and you’re paying the price
Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate ...
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Sampling California's first lab-grown chocolate
Gabriela Glueck, Good Food's Julia Child reporting fellow, visited California Cultured to find out how lab-grown chocolate is ...
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...
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Managing Complexities of Cocoa Growing with Technology
Dimitra is offering AI-driven apps and IoT-based sensors to cocoa farmers to track the conditions of the crop.
13 Types of Mulch—and How to Choose the Right One for Your Yard
Generally, you'll apply mulch 2 to 3 inches deep, with the exception of grass clippings, which you should keep to a depth of ...
Valentine's Day chocolates are about to get more expensive! Cocoa prices have risen 400% thanks to climate change, study warns
No Valentine's Day would be complete without a box of chocolates to gift your loved one. But experts warn that climate change ...
Cocoa prices are up, chocolate consumption is down for America’s favorite confection
Mary Leonard’s busy season that started pre-Halloween wraps up post-Valentine’s Day on Monday. But the chocolatier and owner ...
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GTA climaxes National Chocolate week celebration
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) climaxed this year's National Chocolate week celebration at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra yesterday ...
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Valentine's Day chocolates are about to get more expensive! Cocoa prices have risen 400% thanks to climate change, study warns
What's more, the ongoing issue of deforestation means farmers do not have as much suitable land to grow cocoa ... known as cocoa beans. Cacao is minimally processed and comes in the form ...