Floral boutique owner Cristina Graff this year expanded her business, Patinaed & Co., to include locally brewed coffee.

DIVO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Following heavy rain in much of Ivory Coast, pod counters and exporters are starting to lower their production forecasts for the main cocoa crop due to high flower ...

He added that it takes a minimum of 22 weeks, or 6 months, for a cocoa flower to become a mature pod, which means that the cocoa from the mid-crop is not yet visible on the trees. (Reporting by ...

Forcipomyia are only around one to three millimetres in length. This makes them the perfect size to access the hooded, pollen-producing anthers of the cocoa tree's small flowers. But there is a short ...

Cocoa arrivals in Ivory Coast are expected to hit 1 million metric tons by January's end, despite challenges from flooding and brown rot fungal disease. Production is hindered by moldy and damp beans ...

Cherelles are small pods the size of a finger. Cocoa flowers grow into cherelles, and then 22 weeks later, into pods. Charelles can turn yellow prematurely or even fall more easily from tree ...

Cocoa flowers grow into cherelles, and then 22 weeks later, into pods. Charelles can turn yellow prematurely or even fall more easily from tree trunks when weather conditions are unfavourable.