Organosolv Pretreatment of Cocoa Pod Husks: Isolation, Analysis, and Use of Lignin from an Abundant Waste Product. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering , 2023; 11 (39): 14323 DOI: 10.1021 ...

While the beans and pulp go to make chocolate, their husks are thrown away. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering show that cocoa pod husks could be a useful starting ...

Cocoa volumes arriving at Ivory Coast ports are expected to drop 28.5% year-on-year in the first three months of the 2023/2024 season due to erratic weather conditions, according to cocoa farmers ...

Rains were rare last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa regions but good soil moisture content helped to boost the development of many small pods for the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said ...

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.