About Cocoa - http://dacnet.nic.in/cashewcocoa/ctech.htm#about
Information on growing this tropical tree with illustrated instructions for its propagation by budding. Also instructions for harvesting the crop and rejuvenating old trees. |
Cocoa Producers' Alliance - http://www.copal-cpa.org/
Intergovernmental organization founded by Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Ivory Coast and Cameroon, aiming to exchange information, increase cooperation, maintain supplies and promote consumption. |
International Cocoa Germplasm Database - http://www.icgd.rdg.ac.uk
Information on ICGD, based at the University of Reading, UK. |
Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Cocoa - http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/cocoa.pdf
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and processing. |
The Food of the Gods: A Popular Account of Cocoa - http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16035/16035-h/16035-h.htm
Online illustrated book by Brandon Head on cocoa, its growth and cultivation, its manufacture and history. |
Theobroma cacao: The Tree of Life - http://www.amanochocolate.com/articles/theobromacacao.html
Photographs and information on the history of this tree, the necessary climate for its growth, the varieties available and its propagation. |
Witch’s Broom and Frosty Pods: Threats to World Cacao Production - http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/pdf/griffith-wbdbiologist.pdf
Article by Gareth Griffith on these two pathogens that have caused havoc in the cacao industry. |
World Cocoa Foundation - http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/
This organisation aims to encourage responsible sustainable cocoa farming and raise farmers’ incomes. |