HudsonAlpha Scientists Help Secure The Future Of Chocolate
By HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
People around the world consumed nearly 7.7 million tons of chocolate in the past year, but the cacao crop that supports the production of these sweets is under significant environmental threat.
Millions of cacao farmers in West Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America feel the pressures of ever-increasing consumption, a changing climate and devastating fungal infections. In 2017, The New York Times declared that we have entered “a battle to save the world’s favorite treat.”
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