The trees play an absolutely critical role in rural life,» observes Peter Läderach of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, who has led research into the effects of climate change on cacao farming in Ivory Coast and Ghana. (scientificamerican.com)
These include the use of child labour, sourcing chocolate from cacao farms which use slave labour, stealing rural water resources in the United States, marketing formula with questionable and sometimes outright illegal claims, etc etc.. (meloukhia.net)
Steelgrass Farm, a large cacao farm owned by Kauai's Lydgate family since the 1860s, recently changed its name to Lydgate Farms. (travelagentcentral.com)