Cacao trees are grown in regions within 10 degrees ... from September to March and the mid-crop from May to August. After flowering, it takes about five to six months for the pods to mature.

Evidence indicates that the cacao tree quickly spread along the Pacific coast after it was domesticated in the Amazon 5,000 years ago. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like ...

Archaeologists have shed light on the origins of chocolate by tracing the spread of the cacao tree. A new study published in ...

Around 80% of Earth's flowering plants need animals to pollinate them - but it's not just bees getting ... This makes them the perfect size to access the hooded, pollen-producing anthers of the cocoa ...