Nestlé has claimed to have developed a method to cut waste and boost yields for farmers from the processing of cacao fruits used to make chocolate. The maker of KitKat and Aero chocolate said Nestlé’s ...

Chocolate bars may have shot up in price but West Africa's cocoa farmers are facing economic ruin.

LAGOS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's cocoa harvest is forecast to fall by 4.4% to 296,000 metric tons this year as ageing trees and a lack of access to adequate pesticides lowers yields, commodities ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that can end ...

What you need to know: Cocoa has become a game-changer. For decades, the West Nile Sub-region has been known for the production of tobacco, cotton and coffee as its main cash crops. However, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Child welfare advocates filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday asking a judge to force the Biden administration to block imports of cocoa harvested by children in West Africa that can end ...

What is the future of chocolate? It may move to new growing regions such as Nigeria, Cameroon and Ecuador, and may adopt new agricultural techniques such as agroforestry and climate smart agriculture.

By Marcelo Teixeira, Oliver Griffin and May Angel SAO PAULO, March 12 (Reuters) - Cocoa farmers in Brazil have slammed the brakes on new planting projects following a 70% plunge in cocoa prices from ...

Mars, the chocolate giant that makes M&Ms and Snickers, uses cocoa that is harvested by children as young as five years old in Ghana, according to a bombshell report. An unidentified whistleblower ...

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the lowlands of the Caribbean region and ...