In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export, are cashing in as a ...

There are quite a few things that pose a threat to the ecosystem, and deforestation might be one of the worst offenders. Here ...

This use of plants in tinctures and as healing medicine is truly endless and completely natural. Across the world, bushes, ...

The family farm owns cacao trees in Guatemala, then turns the beans into high quality chocolate at home in Park Rapids.

According to him, it is economically prudent to cultivate cocoa, which can generate income all year-round, compared to mining, which leaves the land barren once the gold is extracted.

On a 6-hectare plantation that grows crops such as vanilla, cocoa and cashew, Javad placed 14 sensors on the leaves of 12 trees — a mix of rose sandalwood, ironwood, Ceylon boxwood and Kindal ...

To address this, they analysed the factors affecting cocoa production such as climate and pollination in three leading cocoa-producing countries — Indonesia, Brazil and Ghana. Intermediate canopy ...

Intermediate canopy cover – of cover crops planted between the cocoa tree – can help mitigate the negative effects of warmer temperatures, says Tscharntke. He says more research is needed on cocoa ...

Cacao trees usually start to flower and fruit within three years when they are about five feet tall. ... “Pre-order Leaf Resistant Coffee Trees” from UH CTAHR office in Kainaliu.

A cacao plantation in Cameroon. Increasing leaf litter, planting taller shade trees and reducing the use of agrochemicals could aid natural pollination of cacao plants, in turn boosting yields and ...