HudsonAlpha Scientists Help Secure the Future of Chocolate With Improved Cacao Reference Genome
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 17 -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news:
People around the world consumed nearly 7.7 million tons of chocolate in the last year, but the cacao crop that supports the production of these sweets is under significant environmental threat. Millions of cacao farmers in West Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America feel the pressures of ever-increasing consumption, a changing climate and devastating fungal infections. In 2017, . . .
People around the world consumed nearly 7.7 million tons of chocolate in the last year, but the cacao crop that supports the production of these sweets is under significant environmental threat. Millions of cacao farmers in West Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America feel the pressures of ever-increasing consumption, a changing climate and devastating fungal infections. In 2017, . . .