The Sefwi-Boako District Extension Officer of the Cocoa Health and Extension Division has advised cocoa farmers, especially farmers within the Boako District to prioritise the cocoa pruning exercise ...

When cacao farmers like Emilio Rivera first heard of a government-backed that would help them prune branches and leaves from their trees, they were skeptical. After all, a lush cacao tree with more, ...

Manager at the Western South Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Samuel Ankamah, has congratulated Cocoa farmers in the Western South and Central Regions for the ...

Officials of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have begun inspecting of cocoa farms that are undergoing a pruning exercise in the country. The process which involves thinning of tree branches and ...

Cocoa farmers have been urged to prioritize pruning of their farms to help increase the yield of cocoa trees. Mr Niikoe Kotey, Atwima Nwabiagya Cocoa Officer, who made the call, said pruning prevented ...

A study in a farming community on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island shows that women and younger farmers can be more influential than older men in persuading peers to adopt new technologies and practices.

Chocolate really does grow on trees, although not as little chocolates. Chocolate comes from the seeds of the tree Theobroma cacao, a tropical rainforest tree. Produced from seeds of the cacao plant, ...