Kids trick-or-treating this Halloween may find less chocolate in their bags. Sky-high prices for cocoa, a key ingredient in chocolate products, mean confectioners are switching to ...
“Commencing next year 2025, the North Fly District Development Authority or NFDDA will roll out cocoa program aiming to plant about 1 million hybrid cocoa trees per year in the next 10 years (2025 – ...
El Niño raised temperatures and led to drought stress on the cocoa trees; torrential rains spread black pod, a fungal disease that affects cocoa trees and reduces yields; dry and dusty trade ...