In Ecuador, farmers who bet on cocoa beans rather than bananas, the country's top agricultural export, are cashing in as a ...

"Although local cocoa bean production remains modest ... and the gala dinner - all of which contribute to the objective of strengthening the cocoa value chain from farm to the global market," he said.

He manages around 1,000 cocoa plants spread across five acres, intercropped with coconut trees. Mr. Sirumani said, “I have started cocoa farming after ... per kg of cocoa beans.

Once you have your first few Cocoa Beans, you can easily farm more. All you have to do is place the Jungle Logs and plant the Cocoa Bean on the side. You may then wait for it to grow and even ...

as well-capitalized farming groups look to apply industrial-scale agriculture expertise to cocoa production to profit from sky-high prices for the beans. If those plans work, the industry’s ...

There are similar super-sized projects under development, some of them nearly as big, as well-capitalized farming groups look to apply industrial-scale agriculture expertise to cocoa production to ...

Commenting on the initiative, Konnathady agriculture officer Biju K.D. says that over 1,000 farmers are engaging in special Mankuva cocoa farming in ... high-quality beans. It was the beginning ...

The agricultural export sector of Nigeria has witnessed remarkable growth, primarily fueled by the exports of cocoa beans ... of transforming subsistence farming into robust, export-driven ...

William Kwaku Serebour Prempeh, Ashanti Regional Manager of COCOBOD has urged cocoa farmers to help maintain the premium quality of Ghana’s cocoa beans by ... of their farm lands to illegal ...

DAVAO-BASED chocolate brand Cacao Culture said it is taking a “farm adoption” approach to supporting farmers in the region and growing its bean-sourcing network. “We’re not trying to be the biggest.