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Farmers within the cocoa industry are being reminded by the Ministry of Agriculture to intensify their efforts to …
Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2019-12-id-disease-resistance-genes-chocolate-producing-trees.html
by Jeff Mulhollem, Pennsylvania State University
Chocolate-producing cacao trees that are resistant to a major pathogen were identified by an …
Jamaica Gleaner http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20180104/fight-against-cocoa-disease-intensifies Financing is now in place to allow the Plant Quarantine Unit in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Fisheries to …
Phys.Org https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180216110518.htm
Researchers warn that this scenario could become reality sooner than you might think.
About 70 percent of the world's …
CandyIndustry
Mars, Inc. plans to triple its global cocoa yield by developing more disease-resistant clones and continuing to improve farmer practices based on genetic knowledge of cocoa.
The global confectionery/pet food conglomerate has …
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that …
The American Council on Science and Health https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/05/14/crispr-chocolate-would-help-farmers-developing-countries-1294
By Julianna LeMieuxSome people are anti-GMO because they don't like the idea of their …
EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/ez-osf051818.php
by Eth Zurich Researchers in the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group
Chocolate consumption is increasing around the world. Yet, cocoa farmers, most of them smallholders, …