Cocoa production has increased in certain African countries as growing areas expand at the expense of forests, but online ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. A huge cocoa shortage has hit the world's top cocoa-growing countries. Now, for the third year in a row, there are not enough cocoa beans to meet global demand.

Nearly everyone loves chocolate. Increasingly, that includes those living in China, the world’s second most populous nation.

“Now it will help the tree grow new fruit,” farmer Tari Santoso says with a smile. Thousands of cocoa farmers across ... supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.