Sun-ripened tomatoes are the result of thousands of pollen grains moving at just the right time to pollinate flowers. All types of tomatoes—from beefsteaks that are larger than your hand to bite-size ...

Nancy Fale’s family grew vanilla for nearly 30 years, through a boom that lifted them and a collapse that pushed many farmers away from the crop. Wewak, Papua New Guinea – For nine months, ...

Many gardeners today are planting pollinator gardens to attract bees, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds and other wildlife. “Just don’t forget to plant for nectar,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge ...

In Nepal's remote mountain district of Jumla, preparation for a family meal begins long before food reaches the cooking pot. It starts in terraced fields of beans, buckwheat, apples and pumpkins that ...

Cocoa is on course to rise by 15% after hitting its highest level in over three months this week, though prices are unlikely to return to levels seen in 2025, analysts say. Futures are up 15% for the ...

With their dazzling blooms, orchids are among the most famous and collected flowering plants on Earth. But orchids are not just beautiful and rare. They can also provide clues into the broader health ...

After more than two years of chaos in cocoa markets, chocolatiers are growing hungry for alternatives—with the strain falling on raw producers. The commodity’s price has swung widely, lurching from ...

KONA, Ghana (AP) — Manu Yaw Fofie was born into the cocoa farming business, but the land bequeathed to him has become more of a burden than a blessing. A sharp fall in cocoa prices over the past year ...

Cocoa’s stunning rise and its equally remarkable slump are beginning to shake up the longstanding way of doing business in West Africa, the region that supplies the bulk of the world’s beans. Ghana, ...

Hummingbirds gather pollen on their beaks and foreheads while sipping nectar. Photo: Flickr, Robin Gwen Agarwal Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime ...

Cocoa prices are poised for a bullish 2026, driven by persistent supply constraints in West Africa and limited expansion in Latin America. West African production faces structural challenges: aging ...