The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has stated that Cocoa, Urea Fertilizer, Sesame seeds are part of Nigeria's top 246 export products to different parts of Nigeria.Executive Director/CEO of ...

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Cocoa farmers in the world's second-biggest producer Ghana are expecting a bumper harvest for the upcoming 2025/2026 season, ...

631 Brevard Ave., Cocoa | 321-324-3873 Floral boutique and shop owner Cristina Graff aims to bring beauty to Cocoa Village through her love for aged flowers and fresh roasted coffee.

The ICCO on February 28 said the 2023/24 global cocoa deficit was -441,000 MT, the largest deficit in over 60 years. ICCO said 2023/24 cocoa production fell -13.1% y/y to 4.380 MMT.

Cocoa plants can appear healthy until the disease has progressed, making it difficult to spot infected fields early. A closed-down cocoa plantation due to swollen shoot disease near Enchi, Ghana.

Africa’s cocoa heartland has long grappled with ... of some 2,500 kilometers last month through key growing areas in Ivory Coast and Ghana revealed visibly dry farms with flowers withering ...

The outcomes showed that cocoa yield is significantly influenced by pollination, with hand-pollinated trees producing, on average, 20% more pods than those relying only on natural pollination. This ...

In fact, hand-pollinating cocoa flowers boosted yields by 20 per cent, highlighting the risks of pollinator decline on chocolate production. The chocolate industry is valued at USD 100 billion ...

Why cocoa prices are soaring to record levels 03:41. ... leading to shriveled flowers and smaller, rotting cacao pods. The impact of climate change extends beyond heat stress.

It usually takes a flower around 22 weeks to become a mature pod. While the harvest was expected to start in April, there will be no cocoa until at least June, the farmer said.