A new study from the University of Göttingen and international partners has analysed the effects of Fairtrade certification on poor rural workers in Africa. The results show that Fairtrade improves the situation of employees ...
Economics & Business
Jul 1, 2019
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Global demand for coffee and cocoa is on the rise. Yet across the equatorial belt where these two crops are produced, the future is not looking bright. Climate change in the tropics is pushing coffee and cocoa closer to the ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2019
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An increase in cocoa price by 2.8 percent could potentially eliminate the very worst forms of child labor from cocoa production in Ghana, according to a new economic model described in a study published June 5, 2019 in the ...
Economics & Business
Jun 7, 2019
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The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique.
Materials Science
May 8, 2019
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Unless you live in the tropical rainforests of South or Central America, most of the sloths you'll encounter will be two-toed sloths. This is because they are able to eat quite a varied diet and are therefore relatively easy ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2019
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Smart farming uses technology to access real-time information on crop yields and soil-mapping, fertiliser application, weather data, and intelligent assessment and so improve agricultural efficiency and crop yields. However, ...
Other
Nov 8, 2018
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Chocolate may be one of life's little pleasures, but in Ghana, for many, it is the very means of life. Around 800,000 households, smallholdings effectively, make their way by cultivating cocoa, and many more are involved ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2018
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According to a new study, roasted jackfruit seeds can replace between 50 percent and 75 percent of the cocoa that is blended with milk and coffee to make cappuccino without impairing flavor or aroma.
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2018
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In Ivory Coast, cocoa once guaranteed farmers a sweet life.
Environment
Sep 26, 2018
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No more chocolate by 2050? Several articles have pointed recently that we are heading to a major chocolate crisis.
Economics & Business
Aug 22, 2018
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