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The West African country is home to thousands of smallholder cocoa farmers, who are the backbone of the world's largest ...

By Emmanuel Bruce ACCRA, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Some of Ghana's farmers have not been paid and investment in the next harvest is ...

Cocoa supply shocks, soaring prices and new regulations are pushing food manufacturers toward reduced‑cocoa and cocoa‑free ...

At Hershey, we want our cocoa to come from communities where farmers and their children have a bright future. A host of challenges continue to face cocoa farming communities, and it is putting current ...

A surge in copper along with record cocoa prices are seeing the global economic map being redrawn. In the post-oil world, the ...

Cocoa futures have skyrocketed, doubling in the past year. Rising cocoa prices aren’t the only concern for customers this Valentine's Day. Cocoa production is tied to changes in climate, constraining ...

Blommer Chocolate Company, the largest cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer in North America, announces a new sustainability initiative supporting cocoa farmers in Cote d’ Ivoire, Africa. The ...

Singapore-based food-tech company Prefer wants to reduce the price of chocolate by making a cocoa-free cocoa powder.

IKOM, Nigeria (Reuters) - Growing up in Nigeria's cocoa farming area of Ikom in the southeast, Anyoghe Akwa did not see much of a future, so instead he decided to move away, study civil engineering ...

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed knobby ...