Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, ...

Cocoa trees grow about 20 degrees north and south of the equator in regions with warm weather and abundant rain, including West Africa and South America. Climate change is expected to dry out the ...

As a result, processing plants in countries such as Ghana and ... of the product because you convert more biomass from the cacao tree,” Mishra added. He says that the texture of the final ...

Companies are crafting new ways to grow cocoa, and chocolate alternatives, to keep up with demand The efforts come as the global demand for chocolate rises along with pressures on cocoa-growing ...

As a result, processing plants in countries such as Ghana and ... without using cocoa beans — the fermented seed of the cacao tree. Cocoa-free chocolate is already available but scientists ...