Researchers in Brazil have developed an unusual combination of native bee honey and cocoa bean shells that transforms an agricultural byproduct into a potentially valuable food and cosmetic ingredient ...

The world’s leading confectionery companies - Mars, Mondelēz, Nestlé, Hershey, and Lindt & Sprüngli - have launched TogetherCocoa, a new foundation aimed at supporting cocoa‑growing communities in ...

Here's a question I think about way more than most people: is dark chocolate actually that much better than milk chocolate? I ...

Ivory Coast will have accumulated about 200,000 metric tons of unsold cocoa by end-March when its main crop concludes unless ...

Chocolate is no doubt one of America’s favorite treats, with a statista report finding that the United States consumes more ...

Cocoa seedlings require a lot of attention. That’s what farm manager Alex recently confirmed when I visited the farm he has nurtured close to Mankessim in the Central RegionRead ...

The great promise of the COCOBOD system was price stability. By selling the crop forward on international markets, it was supposed to shield farmers from the notorious volatility of commodity prices.

President John Mahama has unveiled plans for an automatic cocoa pricing system that will guarantee farmers 70 per cent of the international market price, adjusted at prevailing exchange rates.

Ivory Coast will announce the fixed price cocoa farmers will get for the mid-crop by the month’s end, the agriculture minister said, earlier than usual as the country comes under pressure to slash ...