Growing cacao trees also requires a lot of water, yet only the seeds of the fruit are harvested. One way to tackle these problems is to make chocolate without using cocoa beans — the fermented ...

“And we grow a lot.” Since joining Lavaloha in 2019, Bencomo has spent most of his days farming on the property made up of almost 1,000 acres – 25 of which are dedicated to cacao. With around 10,000 ...

They found that pollinating cacao trees across these different countries and conditions resulted in a 20% increase in yields, indicating that a lack of natural pollination is holding back farm output.

Thousands of cocoa farmers across Indonesia are working with businesses and other organizations to protect their crops against the bitter impacts of climate change TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia -- The loud ...

Cacao is a successful understory plant, growing to between six and 12 metres below the canopies of other trees in its native tropical rainforests. But to increase commercial production, farms often ...

Cocoa trees are high maintenance ... driving up chocolate costs and leading some chocolate makers to try growing cocoa in laboratories. Indonesia is the third-largest producer of cocoa in the ...

TANJUNG REJO, Indonesia — The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With one slow stroke, a severed ...