US EditionChocolate's future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab
- Climate change is affecting rainforests where cocoa grows, prompting research into alternative methods to produce cocoa, including lab cultivation in locations like Northern California and Israel.
- California Cultured is successfully growing cocoa from cell cultures in West Sacramento, with plans to launch sales next year.
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Chocolate's future could hinge on success of growing cocoa not just in the tropics, but in the lab
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Climate change is stressing rainforests where the highly sensitive cocoa bean grows, but chocolate lovers need not despair, say companies that are researching other ways to grow cocoa or develop cocoa substitutes. Scientists and entrepreneurs are working on ways to make more cocoa that stretch well beyond the tropics, from […]
Faced with climate change that threatens traditional cocoa crops, the chocolate industry is looking for new ways to grow. What was once impossible is becoming a reality — cocoa production may soon move from tropical rainforests to laboratories.
Climate change is putting pressure on the tropical forests where cocoa trees grow, which are highly sensitive, but chocolate lovers should not be alarmed, say companies studying ways to grow cocoa in the lab or develop substitutes for it, the AP reports. More entrepreneurs are looking for ways to produce more cocoa in an area that extends beyond the tropics, from northern California to Israel. California Cultured is a company that grows cocoa fr…
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