- 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 ...

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 ...

Evidence indicates that the cacao tree quickly spread along the Pacific coast after it was domesticated in the Amazon 5,000 years ago. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like ...

According to organicfacts.net the cacao tree stands about 12 to 25 feet tall and grows naturally in tropical climates. The fruit of the cocoa tree is a pod full of sweet pulp enfolding a cluster ...