By developing a chocolate bar using not only the cocoa bean but the pulp and endocarp as well, a new study aims to create a more sustainable form of chocolate. ... 'Valorization of cocoa pod side ...

Introduction:The humble cocoa bean, the foundational ingredient for our beloved chocolate, is currently making headlines for ...

Swollen shoot is a disease that is devastating farms in the centre of Ivory Coast, which produces nearly 40% of the world's cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate.

The potential of cocoa pod husk as feed for poultry can be found in a 1995 report in the Journal of Science and Technology. In that, ... Aspergillus niger, on cocoa bean shells.

Colorado Cocoa Pod products can be purchased online or at various pop-up events. See Pensack-Rinehart's calendar on her company's website for more information, and for details on purchasing and ...

India's production of cocoa beans has risen significantly. This year it hit 110,000 tonnes, up 40% from 2015. But it's still not enough to meet demand from local chocolate and confectionary makers.

If it hadn't been for the squirrels, George Matthew's attempt to become a cocoa bean producer might have failed. His farming career began in the 1970s when he inherited a rubber plantation in the ...

Cocoa farmers in the agrarian communities of Oyo State are counting their gains from the soaring prices of cocoa beans in the outgoing season. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...