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Cocoa pills could reduce the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease – study

Taking a cocoa pill may reduce the risk of dying from heart or circulatory disease, new research suggests. According to the study, people who took the supplement were 27% less likely to die from the conditions. However, it did not reduce the overall ...

16 Mar 2022 at 21:25

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Frigid weather fails to stop Florida’s surfing Santas

For the surfing Santas off Florida’s central coast, the Atlantic Ocean felt more like the North Pole than the Sunshine State as temperatures on Saturday morning plunged to around freezing, while freeze warnings were in place for at least half of ...

24 Dec 2022 at 19:28

Concerns over chocolate prices after cocoa cost hits record high

Cocoa prices soared to a new record on Friday, creating fresh concerns that the price of a bar of chocolate could be hiked. The popular commodity has jumped in price by more than 40% in just the last month, hitting £4,909 per metric tonne on ...

09 Feb 2024 at 14:14

Climate change taking cocoa farmers ‘back to zero’ in Ghana

Climate change is hitting yields of cocoa in Ghana and taking farmers “back to zero”, they have warned. Cocoa farmers in the Ahafo region of the west African country say climate change is bringing more erratic rainfall, with drought in ...

31 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Cocoa prices soar ahead of Easter as ‘impact of climate change and El Nino’ hit

The price of cocoa has soared ahead of Easter as the impacts of climate chance are worsened by conditions from the El Nino phenomenon, according to research. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), an environmental non-profit,...

21 Mar 2024 at 08:20

Cocoa producers trial new farming scheme to save chocolate from climate change

Chocolate is under threat from climate change, but farmers in Ghana are trialling an innovative “agroforestry” scheme to protect cocoa crops from its impacts. The “Sankofa” project in the Ahafo region of the West African country ...

31 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Longer-term supermarket contracts for cocoa ‘can help tackle child labour’

A supply chain scheme that brings supermarkets together to invest in long-term cocoa contracts can boost efforts to tackle child labour, farmers and industry leaders in Ivory Coast have said. The West African nation is the ...

17 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Where inflation eased in March – and where it accelerated

Falls in the cost of personal computers and filling up at the pumps helped ease the overall rate of inflation last month, while prices accelerated for cinema tickets, women’s clothes and – ahead of Easter – cocoa and ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:35

Climate change will destroy cocoa yields by 2030 without support, farmers warn

Cocoa yields will be “destroyed” by 2030 without financial support and fairer markets, Ivory Coast farmers have warned. The West African nation is the biggest producer of cocoa in the world, with farmers in the ...

17 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Climate change threatens Valentine’s Day gift of chocolates, charity warns

The traditional Valentine Day’s gift of chocolates is under threat from climate change, campaigners have warned. Extreme weather driven by climate change is hitting cocoa harvests in key countries for the crop,...

12 Feb 2025 at 17:00

Chocolate woes set to last beyond Easter as weather takes toll on cocoa harvests

Easter is set to be just the beginning of chocolate lovers’ woes after cocoa prices soared to a new record following poor harvests caused by unusual weather. The cocoa bean traded above 10,000 dollars (£7,...

26 Mar 2024 at 15:24

British shoppers urged to buy Fairtrade chocolate over Easter

British shoppers are being urged to buy Fairtrade chocolate this Easter as the cocoa industry faces turmoil caused by poor harvests. Cocoa prices have soared to new records in recent weeks after extreme ...

27 Mar 2024 at 13:16

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