The cacao trees mature at five years and begin to flower on the trunk. The flowers are pollinated by midges, a small fly. (There are no bees in the Dominican Republic). Pollinated flowers produce ...

Any chocolate lover can probably tell you that cacao is the most important ingredient in any chocolate confection. But not ...

cacao powder The plant used to make chocolate is called the cacao tree. It makes a fruit called cacao beans. Raw beans can be crushed into cacao powder. But if the beans are roasted first ...

Cacao beans held great prominence in the daily lives of Mesoamerican Indians. According to the Mayan and Mexica religions, cacao had divine origins as the god Quetzalcoatl discovered cacao.

The Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project (TCDP ... Additionally, he said the system will track every step, from cocoa bean production to export, providing transparency and ensuring that ...

Heavy rain in West Africa has led to reports of high mortality rates of cocoa buds on trees and pushed cocoa ... Recently harvested cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast signal lower quality, with ...