World Mar 08 Rotting cocoa and a commodity crash push West African farmers to seek other options By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo, Associated Press
Economy Apr 28 Watch 6:45 Hard-hit cocoa harvests in West Africa cause chocolate prices to soar worldwide If you’ve shopped for chocolate recently, you may have noticed your favorite items are either smaller or more expensive, or sometimes both. The price of cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — is the highest it’s ever been after… By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara
World Jul 11 Watch 11:43 A Dutch chocolate company's fight to end illegal child labor The chocolate industry has a dark side: almost 1.6 million children work -- illegally -- in the cocoa growing regions of Ghana and Ivory Coast. Tony’s Chocoloneley, a quirky but popular chocolate brand in The Netherlands, is on a mission… By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli