A dramatic spike in the price of cocoa is easing after years of shortages. But on the ground in West Africa, which produces about two-thirds of the world’s supply, the reality is far more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/economy/cocoa-growers-struggle-supply/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cocoa #africa #trade #chocolate #markets #ivorycoast #ghana #nigeria #cameroon

A brief #Introduction or actually, re-introduction post.

I'm Sarah. I'm an entomologist. I work at Niab in the UK, studying insects important in fruit crop production. This includes #Pollinators like bees and hoverflies, as well as natural enemies of pests, and the pests themselves.

Most of my work is on UK crops like #Apples and #Strawberries but I also have an area of work on entomology in #Cocoa (there are a lot of parallels with orchards really!).

I'm always happy to infodump enthusiastically about #SolitaryBees, #Forcipomyia, #Cacao cultivation, #Strawberry varieties, and also about hamsters.

Help the Four-horned #Chameleon of #Cameroon and #Nigeria . These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/04/four-horned-chameleon-trioceros-quadricornis/

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF), in partnership with Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, has unveiled the first independent assessment of the map data used by #cocoa companies to track deforestation, reforestation, agroforestry and emissions.

https://sustainabilityonline.net/?p=10795

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Mandrills are #monkeys with vividly coloured faces and rumps. They are the #vulnerable from #palmoil and #cocoa #deforestation and #hunting. Fight for them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/12/17/mandrill-mandrillus-sphinx/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Yellow-casqued hornbills are #vulnerable in #WestAfrica due to #hunting, #palmoil #meat and #cocoa #deforestation across their range. Help save them and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/17/yellow-casqued-hornbill-ceratogymna-elata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Numbers of African #Forest #Elephants in #Nigeria have declined massively due to #palmoil #cocoa and #timber #deforestation, #poaching and farmers killing them for crop invasion. Here's how we protect them! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://wp.me/pcFhgU-8SD

This #Easter I’m boycotting Ferrero, Nestle, Mars, Hersheys #chocolate. Because #palmoil and #cocoa in these products causes #deforestation and #extinction. I DEMAND big brands go #palmoil free and I #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Numbers of African #Forest #Elephants in #Nigeria have declined massively due to #palmoil #cocoa and #timber #deforestation, #poaching and farmers killing them for crop invasion. Here's how we protect them! #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2025/04/13/nigeria-risks-losing-all-its-african-forest-elephants-heres-how-to-protect-them/

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Yellow-casqued hornbills are #vulnerable in #WestAfrica due to #hunting, #palmoil #meat and #cocoa #deforestation across their range. Help save them and be #vegan #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect
https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/09/17/yellow-casqued-hornbill-ceratogymna-elata/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/03/13/why-you-should-only-buy-palm-oil-free-chocolate-this-easter/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Did you know that Nestle, Mondelez, Mars, Hershey and Ferrero all destroy rainforest for #palmoil and #cocoa? TAKE ACTION and DEMAND they go #palmoilfree this #Easter! Learn how to #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife! https://wp.me/pcFhgU-3Ly

Social and cheeky Campbell's Mona Monkeys use their puffy cheeks to store food. Threats include #hunting #cocoa #palmoil #deforestation in #Gambia #Liberia Help save them! #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife ️ @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2024/01/28/campbells-mona-monkey-cercopithecus-campbelli/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer