"Cocoa fermentation is a critical process in the production of chocolate, transforming raw cocoa ... quality beans. "We are not able to compete with international players in the bulk cocoa bean ...

Chocolatiers and chocolate makers say they are being severely affected by the rising price of raw ... cocoa bean plantations, with reduced crop yields as a result. In the last 12 months the ...

Extreme weather and under-investment in farms in West Africa has disrupted cocoa bean plantations, with reduced crop yields as a result. In the last 12 months the wholesale price of cocoa has seen ...

By Omoniyi M. AkinsijuThe administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in its 19th month. We tracked the administration’s economic performance as it heads into its midterm on 29 May. Our findings ...

Belizean Beans in the USA 20 Metric Tons of Premium Cacao Beans are now available for purchase in Utah. 40 Metric Tons of Couverture Chocolate is warehoused in Texas, ready for culinary artisans ...

Our first “job” was to plant raw cacao beans in small bags filled with rich soil, covering them with wood ash to discourage pests and provide fertilizer. We then placed these bags in the ...

The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged smuggling of quantities of cocoa beans to the neighbouring countries of either Togo or Burkina Faso, the Ghana Cocoa Board ...

It makes a fruit called cacao beans. Raw beans can be crushed into cacao powder. But if the beans are roasted first, they become cocoa powder. Unroasted cacao powder is more bitter than cocoa powder.