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April 4, 2024

How Israel Could Save the Chocolate Trade

The cacao trees that became “superheroes.”

Thanks to climate change, fungal infections, and other factors, cocoa prices have in the past few years increased from about $2,500 per ton to $10,000. Ellen Graber, an Israeli scientist who studies soil chemistry, recently began researching cocoa plants, hoping to find ways to cultivate varieties that will be able to withstand these threats, much as Israeli agronomists have done with other crops. Sue Surkes documents Graber’s discovery:

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