When cacao farmers like Emilio Rivera first heard of a government-backed initiative that would help them prune branches and leaves from their trees, they were skeptical. After all, a lush cacao tree ...

Chocolate is one of the worst foods you can buy, in terms of the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. But some people are trying to change that. The long black pruning poles looked cumbersome. But the ...

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 ...