Not exact matches
The program team will also continue to study the social, economic, and environmental benefits of shade
trees (including species such as durian, sesbania, and mahogany)
by working with Olam to distribute these to farmers, and develop a monitoring plan that will track
trees and
cocoa seedlings that are distributed.
However, the
cocoa trees are in dire need: They are threatened
by the viral disease «
Cocoa Swollen Shoot» (CSSVD).
Recently named Best in the U.S.
by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, the hotel invites guests to curl up with homemade holiday cookies and hot
cocoa before their in - room fireplace, or go all out with a Christmas
tree, classic holiday music and traditional décor arrayed in - room upon request.
Make this relaxing Christmas craft while drinking hot
cocoa and admiring the Christmas
tree or while sitting
by the fireplace.
December is usually filled with holiday cheer and laughter, hot
cocoa by the fire, Christmas
tree trimming, and anxious children awaiting Santa's arrival.
By analyzing the
tree's genes, scientists hope to be able to develop pest - and disease - resistant
cocoa trees, as well as tastier
cocoa varieties.
In the «
cocoa basket» of West Africa cacao
trees are dying off, cacao pods are being eaten
by pests, and cultivation areas are being depleted of nutrients or are being taken over
by more profitable crops, chocolatier Marc Demarquette explains to The Independent:
By the way, cacao refers to the name of the chocolate tree, (Theobroma cacao), its pods and the beans inside, whereas cocoa refers to the by - products of the cacao bean — the cocoa powder and cocoa butte
By the way, cacao refers to the name of the chocolate
tree, (Theobroma cacao), its pods and the beans inside, whereas
cocoa refers to the
by - products of the cacao bean — the cocoa powder and cocoa butte
by - products of the cacao bean — the
cocoa powder and
cocoa butter.
I love driving around seeing all of the lights and
trees in people's homes and drinking hot
cocoa by the fire (well, normally but it has been 70 degrees these past couple days).
At the 140 - acre Rabot Estate
cocoa plantation, owned
by Hotel Chocolat, you can take part in the fascinating
Tree to Bar Experience.
With nut
trees needing sufficiently cold temperatures to grow, flavours including Chunky Monkey and Coconut Seven Layer Bar could face extinction, while Brownie Batter and Phish Food could be in short supply within just two years, with
cocoa production at risk of falling
by up to 50 per cent.
He said
cocoa farmers are encouraged to engage in climate smart
cocoa production
by plating improved seeds and increasing the number of forest
trees per ha of
cocoa at least 19
trees per ha.
Chocolate comes from the
cocoa beans of the cacao
tree, and from this bean arises a multi-billion-dollar industry, with 90 % of the world's
cocoa produced
by smallholder farmers who possess less than five acres / two hectares of land.