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The cacao tree's large pods contain dozens of seeds ... Start with looking for labels that read Fair Trade, Rainforest ...
Chocolate is a broad category covering many production practices. This includes bean-to-bar chocolate, which differs greatly ...
In the tropical nations of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria, rows of cacao trees sprout pods bearing dozens of ...
Men in dusty workwear trudge through a thicket, making their way up a hill where sprawling plantations lay tucked in a Nigerian rainforest whose trees have been hacked away to make room for cocoa ...
On average, Australians eat six kilograms of chocolate a year! Costa discovers the sweet history of the cacao tree with the horticultural director of Sydney's Royal Botanic Garden, Jimmy Turner ...
Grist reports that rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and other climate impacts are throttling cocoa production and ...
The trees grow best in rainforest conditions with high humidity ... worth of days above that threshold in nearly two-thirds of cacao-producing areas across Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Cameroon ...