New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

Exploring ways for cocoa farmers to hand pollinate their crops could help offset crop losses resulting from climate changes, ...

After more than half a decade of selling sweets, a chocolate shop in Westchester is revealing some news of a more bitter ...

Cacao has a deep cultural significance in Black communities, where there is ancestral wisdom in its history. The journey of ...

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and ...

After more than half a decade of selling sweets, a chocolate shop in Westchester is revealing some news of a more bitter ...

Ghana’s illegal gold mining sector, locally called ‘galamsey’, is having a significant impact on cocoa prices, the FT ...

On the rainy side of Hawai‘i Island, Daeus Bencomo steps through fresh mud in his cowboy boots, rows of leafy cacao trees on ...

A new analysis by scientists at research nonprofit Climate Central highlights how climate change has pushed temperatures above the optimal range for cacao trees in Western Africa. This analysis is ...

Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and driving up chocolate prices.

Climate change poses a major well-known risk to cacao production. But a new study finds that low pollination is also limiting ...