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Why foods that were once cheap are now becoming luxury items

Cheap staples that quietly became expensive delicacies Keep reading on The WiC Project Lifestyle Blog & Miriam's Boutique: ...

Cocoa beans rot and West African farmers seek other options after commodity crash

West African cocoa farmers are facing a squeeze after the price of the global commodity crashed on the international market ...

Study warns Colombia could lose one-fifth of cocoa land by 2050

By 2050, nearly 20% of the areas currently suitable for cocoa cultivation in Colombia could lose the climate conditions needed for production, particularly in the lowlands of the Caribbean region and ...
Earth.com

Climate change may push Colombia’s cocoa production uphill

Climate change may relocate cocoa farming in Colombia, with lowland regions becoming less reliable and higher elevations gaining suitability.
Science Daily

Bird droppings helped build one of ancient Peru’s most powerful kingdoms

New research suggests seabird guano helped transform the Chincha Kingdom into one of the most prosperous societies in ancient Peru. Chemical clues in centuries-old maize show farmers fertilized their ...