Cocoa’s price hit an all-time high in 2024, but has plummeted since. Why aren’t we seeing cheaper chocolates on our supermarket shelves yet?
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Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
By generating new high-resolution maps, researchers found cocoa plantations were causing far worse forest destruction in West Africa than previously thought.
Two food scientists, an entomologist, an anthropologist, a veterinarian and a historian walk into a bar (of chocolate) and tell bitter and sweet stories of this favorite treat.
An anthropologist writes that despite best efforts, there is no guarantee that children may not have been exploited in the production process of chocolate.
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Professor of Anthropology, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Food Scientist at the CSU Spur Food Innovation Center, Colorado State University
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Professor and Department Head, Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain, RMIT University