Introduction:The humble cocoa bean, the foundational ingredient for our beloved chocolate, is currently making headlines for ...

The new, single box fermenter enables farmers to process beans properly and sell directly to exporters at 35,000 Ugandan Shillings (US$10) — a 40 per cent increase that eliminates middlemen entirely, ...

Côte d’Ivoire is the largest producer of cocoa in the world, supplying over 2 million tonnes annually. Discover the top cocoa ...

Kerala Agriculture University develops high-fibre cocoa husk cookies and RTS beverage from cocoa pulp, promoting ...

Both cocoa and cacao come from the cocoa pod - the difference is in the processing and heat required to make the powder.YURIKO NAKAO / Not-For-Syndication Cacao is popping up in many recipes ...

Cocoa operators have urged the Federal Government to boost the sector by mandating local consumption, including chocolate, in the country. These operators ...

Cocoa prices settled at $8.796 per ton during the mid-week trading session in the US futures market, as Nigeria increasingly ...

Nigeria’s current cocoa processing data is 280,000 metric tonnes. The NCMB’s stated goal is to increase production from an average of 300,000 to 500,000 metric tonnes.

In 2024, national cocoa output reached around 2 million tonnes, of which over 1.4 million tonnes were exported as raw beans. Yet only about 30 percent of the crop is currently processed domestically.