Climate change threatens global cocoa and chocolate production, but a new study highlights a promising solution—pollination.

Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) is a vital cash-crop for four to six million small-holder farmers across the tropics, and supports ...

Soaring temperatures threaten chocolate production. The Theobroma cacao tree, which requires steady warmth between 20°C and ...

No Valentine's Day would be complete without a box of chocolates to gift your loved one. But experts warn that climate change ...

“This research shows that sustainable agricultural methods can significantly improve cocoa yields without farm expansion or ...

Cocoa prices have risen 400 per cent to $12,218 (£9,800 ... Changing climatic conditions may adversely affect the tiny midge ...

Sustainable agricultural practices could help to secure and improve global cocoa yields, according to a University of Oxford ...

Co-author Dr Acheampong Atta-Boateng, who recently completed his doctoral work at the University of Oxford, said: 'Cocoa is pollinated by tiny insects such as midges and thrips, and it comes as ...

A new study published in Nature Portfolio, Communications Earth & Environment, conducted by the Department of Biology in ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, survives extreme cold through unique dormancy strategies. During its two-year life cycle, it undergoes quiescence in the ...

Cocoa prices have risen 400 per cent to $12,218 ... Changing climatic conditions may adversely affect the tiny midge pollinators which the trees rely on to fertilize their flowers.