Web Directory

» About Cocoa
   Information on growing this tropical tree with illustrated instructions for its propagation by budding. Also instructions for harvesting the crop and rejuvenating old trees.
   http://dacnet.nic.in/cashewcocoa/ctech.htm#about

» Cacao: Theobroma cacao
   Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition.
   http://www.uga.edu/fruit/cacao.html

» Cocoa Producers' Alliance
   Intergovernmental organization founded by Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Ivory Coast and Cameroon, aiming to exchange information, increase cooperation, maintain supplies and promote consumption.
   http://www.copal-cpa.org/

» International Cocoa Germplasm Database
   Information on ICGD, based at the University of Reading, UK.
   http://www.icgd.rdg.ac.uk

» Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Cocoa
   Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting and processing.
   http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/cocoa.pdf

» The Food of the Gods: A Popular Account of Cocoa
   Online illustrated book by Brandon Head on cocoa, its growth and cultivation, its manufacture and history.
   http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16035/16035-h/16035-h.htm

» Theobroma cacao: The Tree of Life
   Photographs and information on the history of this tree, the necessary climate for its growth, the varieties available and its propagation.
   http://www.amanochocolate.com/articles/theobromacacao.html

» Witch’s Broom and Frosty Pods: Threats to World Cacao Production
   Article by Gareth Griffith on these two pathogens that have caused havoc in the cacao industry.
   http://users.aber.ac.uk/gwg/pdf/griffith-wbdbiologist.pdf

» World Cocoa Foundation
   This organisation aims to encourage responsible sustainable cocoa farming and raise farmers’ incomes.
   http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/