Emilio Rivera grows cacao and coffee on a small farm in the Ecuadorian Amazon that's only reachable by boat. When cacao farmers like Emilio Rivera first heard of a government-backed initiative that ...

The long black pruning poles looked cumbersome. But the farmers moved quickly, swarming over the small plot of land and hoisting the poles up to slice through cacao branches with ease. On the bottom ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 11 urged farmers to continuously seek adequate knowledge to further boost local cacao production. “Apart from providing inputs and infrastructure to cacao ...

Ecuador's chocolate is famous, and a sweet spot in an otherwise souring economy. The government is paying a small army of pruners to trim back... When cacao farmers like Emilio Rivera first heard of a ...