- New research found higher abundance and diversity of bats on farms with 65% or greater shade cover - still common on cocoa farms in places like Cameroon, but rare in major cocoa-producing areas ...

Innovations such as climate-resistant cocoa strains and agroforestry initiatives may help stabilize supply in the long run. While the current cocoa rally presents lucrative trading opportunities ...

A key focus of this research is the role of cabrucas—a traditional cocoa agroforestry system where cacao is cultivated under the shade of old-growth Atlantic Forest trees. This sustainable ...

Partners of the Wassa Amenfi Cocoa Landscape Initiative are intensifying their collaboration to accelerate progress and drive the project forward. Launched in July 2023, the five-year initiative is ...

But agriculture modernisation efforts have encouraged the development of "full-sun" monocrop plantations that only focus on growing cocoa beans, without the use of companion plants or trees. A recent ...

Cocoa futures contracts in New York have fallen ... A recent study in the journal Agroforestry Systems has raised concerns about this approach, saying monocrop farming can be less sustainable ...

Cocoa futures contracts in New York have fallen ... A recent study in the journal Agroforestry Systems has raised concerns about this approach, saying monocrop farming can be less sustainable ...