Smallholder farmers defy cocoa’s production model in Brazil

Mongabay
Nov 26, 2018, 12:45 pm150 pts
COMBU ISLAND, Brazil – It is rare to find someone who doesn’t like chocolate. When the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus gave cocoa its scientific name in 1753, he chose Theobroma cacao, which means “fruit of the gods.” Over time, in order to supply the world’s growing demand for the delicacy, cocoa…

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