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In the heart of West Africa, where the world’s finest cocoa beans are cultivated, Chinese investment has built new processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana. On the outskirts of Abidjan, ...

the world's two biggest cocoa-producing countries, said spotty rainfall over the past two weeks has been insufficient for tree regeneration and flowering. Concern about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa ...

The caveat is that it takes four to six years to harvest a cocoa tree after it's been planted. "(It's) a long-term solution, but not an immediate fix," said Branch.

This analysis is "the first that we know of that really tries to put a number on how much humans and climate change are influencing cocoa trees and cocoa production from West Africa," said ...

The caveat is that it takes four to six years to harvest a cocoa tree after it’s been planted. “(It’s) a long-term solution, but not an immediate fix,” said Branch.

Improved soil fertility management and carefully calibrated fertilizer use offer practical ways to narrow these yield gaps. Agroforestry, where cocoa grows alongside other tree species, also shows ...

Investigators from the Cocoa Police Department say a man died after a Brightline train hit and killed him.Police say the victim was 40 years old. Witnesses told investigators they saw him walking ...

the world's two biggest cocoa-producing countries, said rain over the past two weeks has been insufficient for tree regeneration and flowering. Concern about slowing Ivory Coast cocoa exports is a ...

The caveat is that it takes four to six years to harvest a cocoa tree after it’s been planted. “(It’s) a long-term solution, but not an immediate fix,” said Branch.