In a publication by Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (Cabi) about general production of cocoa, it is stated that the plant was widely cultivated by the Maya-speaking people of ...

Cocoa trees can only be grown close to the equator and need plenty of water, and while the plants may be fussy, Mr Jahnke says investment in the fledgling industry makes sense.

So if you allow private companies to destroy cocoa trees for their plantation you are gradually killing our national treasure,” he said. He added: “It is very sad how private companies are ...

The company also provides financial support. A farmer uses a chainsaw to trim a cocoa tree at a plantation in Tanjung Rejo, Lampung province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Credit: AP/Dita ...

Cocoa Trees in West Africa Are Being Ravaged By a Disease With No Known Cure 4 minute read Cocoa pods hang from a tree on a farm outside of Kumasi, Ghana, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008.

It’s a nightmare scenario for a cocoa farmer: walking through your plantation you spot some red-veined leaves. Maybe it’s a big lump on one of the branches. You know immediately the tree is ...

Laurence Marmara has 40,000 cocoa trees on his 173 hectare property at East Trinity. He supplies trees to a ­network of 57 farmers, stretching from Cardwell to Mossman. Mr Marmara and his wife ...

Cocoa trees are high maintenance: Grown only near the equator, ... A farmer trims a cocoa tree at a plantation in Tanjung Rejo, Lampung province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.

Deep inside his cocoa plantation, Peter Mukone, 50, prunes his cocoa tree diligently and with passion. “This allows air to flow through the plant freely. It prevents fungus from developing ...