Christmas at Kampura: cacao pods on the trees, leaves on the forest floor, and a forest that keeps giving back 🎄🌱

From our regenerated cacao farm in Guatemala to wherever you are—Merry Christmas and happy holidays 🤎

#agroforestry #regenag #cacao #cocoafarming #guatemala #christmas2025 #bosque

Howdy!

We’re excited to share that an additional presentation has been added for Wednesday, December 10th.

tamu.zoom.us/s/94385929786

We hope you’ll join us!

#TAMUECCB #Cocoa #Colombia #Agroforestry #CocoaFarming #RuralLivelihoods #SustainableAgriculture #WomenInAgriculture

#BPR
Drought stress exacerbates Lasiodiplodia theobromae infection in cocoa, highlighting the need for integrated pest and water management.
Details: https://maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/bpr-0024-0023
#CocoaFarming #ClimateChangeImpact

🍫 Did you know not all cocoa beans are the same?

Isaac Balume from CANALLS’ partner @ethz.ch walked with a local farmer at the Ntui Living Lab to explore the different cocoa varieties — and how to tell them apart.
#CANALLS #Agroecology #CocoaFarming #LivingLabs #FoodSecurity

🚨 Out now! 🍫 CANALLS’ latest publication dives into how rejuvenation practices shape long-term cocoa yields in agroforestry systems in Cameroon.
👉 Read the full article here: www.canalls-project.eu/index.phpopt...

#CANALLS #Agroecology #CocoaFarming #Agroforestry #FoodSystems

Α taste of Ntui at the CANALLS meeting in Yaoundé!

During our 5th project meeting in Cameroon, partners had the unique opportunity to experience firsthand Ntui’s signature agroecological output: locally grown #cacao, brought directly from the #Ntui Agroecology Living Lab!
#Agroecology #CocoaFarming

Postcards: ‘Cocoa boys’ flock to Nigerian farmlands, drawn by high prices. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Nigeria #Postcards #cocoafarming #cocoa #Ikom #CocoaFarmersAssociationofNigeria #CrossRiverState

sightmagazine.com.au/postcards/po...

SaferShield uses Trichoderma spp. to control four of the most damaging diseases affecting Cocoa - Witches' Broom, Frosty Pod, Black Pod, and Vascular Streak Dieback. We want to do more trails (>5 acres). Let us know if you can help.
#cocoa
#biocontrol
#cocoafarming
#agriculture
#trichoderma

We successfully controlled Witches' Broom disease on 11 acres of Trinitario cocoa using our new biocontrol technique, SaferShield. See more on this trial here:

www.sgd.gold/2024/12/safe...

#cocoa
#cacao
#cocoafarming
#witchesbroom
#blackpod
#frostypod
#trichoderma
#biocontrol
#agriculture

🍫 Indian Cocoa’s Sweet Global Rise 🇮🇳🌱
Kerala farmer George Matthew shifted from rubber to cocoa, now growing 6,000 trees 🌳.
🔸 India produces 1% of world cocoa; demand grows 15% annually 📈.
🔸 Kerala yields 10x global average 🌞.
🔸 Focus on fermentation & sustainability is key 🍃.
#CocoaFarming #Kerala

Many thanks to some amazing cocoa farmers in New Apaaso and Kubease who have been hosting this trial. Hopefully they find the results interesting as we start to get the data in!
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#cocoa #cacao #agriculture #CocoaFarming

Researchers at @ethzurich.bsky.social have teamed up with the food industry to produce a whole-​fruit variety of #chocolate. This helps increase the value creation of #cocoafarming – and is healthier.
#sustainability #newchocolate