Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in Scientific Reports found that the cacao tree, which grows cocoa beans, ...

Like fine wine, gourmet chocolate can be made by blending different beans or by using ones from a single estate. And like the grape, it has many stories to tell as it makes its complex journey from ...

Cacao has a deep cultural significance in Black communities, where there is ancestral wisdom in its history. The journey of cacao began with Indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. It is a sacred plant and ...

The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao), whose beans (cocoa) are used to make products including chocolate, liquor and cocoa butter, may have spread from the Amazon basin to the other regions of South and ...

You may think you know all there is about chocolate, but cacao beans are only part of the story. With a rich history, cacao has been used as currency, for medicinal remedies, during spiritual rituals, ...

Whether you’re shopping for hot chocolate mixes or browsing the candy aisle for a sweet treat, you’re almost guaranteed to see "cocoa" or "cacao" on a few product labels. Perhaps curiosity got the ...

Gardeners who love chocolate may want to grow cacao and make their own chocolate. Cacao trees grow well here in Hawaii and with room for a small tree where it can have a shady overstory, it’s worth ...

Climate change threatens agricultural production across sub‐Saharan Africa, where most farmers rely on rainfall.

In April last year, cocoa prices rose to heights not seen in half a century, sending industry into a tailspin. The cocoa crisis has brought with it widespread uncertainty among producers, put pressure ...

In Cameroon, the astonishing surge in the price of cocoa has Banyuy Elsie Kinyuy planning the next chapter of her life. In November, the 57-year-old high school tutor bought a 3-hectare (7.4-acre) ...