References

Production:

• Scheffler, Daniel (30 September 2015). "Fine chocolates now appreciated by connoisseurs as a luxury product". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

• Wood, G. A. R.; Lass, R. A. (2001). Cocoa. Tropical agriculture serie (4th ed.). John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-632-06398-7.

History:

• International Cocoa Organization. (2021). Production and Grindings. Retrieved from https://www.icco.org/statistics/cocoa-production-and-grindings.html

• McNeil, C. L. (2006). Chocolate in Mesoamerica: A Cultural History of Cacao. University Press of Florida.

• Coe, S. D., & Coe, M. D. (2019). The true history of chocolate. Thames & Hudson.

• National Geographic. (n.d.). Chocolate domestication: The untold story of how humans first tamed the cacao tree. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/chocolate-domestication-cocoa-ecuador

• Läderach, P., Martinez-Valle, A., Schroth, G., & Castro, N. (2020). Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies of smallholder cocoa farmers in a complex socio-ecological system in Honduras. Agriculture, 10(9), 1232. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10091232

Plant Biology:

• Indiana University Bloomington. "Theobroma cacao." Greenhouse. Indiana University Bloomington, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://greenhouse.biology.indiana.edu/features/crops/Theobroma-cacao.html

• Encyclopedia Britannica. "Cacao." Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://www.britannica.com/plant/cacao

Commerce: 

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "FAOSTAT." FAOSTAT, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL

• Hutton, Alex. "The Bittersweet Truth Behind Chocolate." World Economic Forum, 2 Nov. 2020. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/cocoa-chocolate-supply-chain-business-bar-africa-exports/ 

• Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Ghana: Cocoa Beans." Observatory of Economic Complexity, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-product/cocoa-beans/reporter/gha 

Culture:

• Bar & Cocoa. "Cacao Culture in Mesoamerica." Bar & Cocoa, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://barandcocoa.com/pages/cacao-culture-in-mesoamerica

• Le Cordon Bleu. "Art of Chocolate Sculpting Explained." Le Cordon Bleu, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://www.cordonbleu.edu/news/art-of-chocolate-sculpting-explained-new-zealand/en

Issues:

• “Bittersweet: Chocolate's Impact on the Environment.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/spring-2017/articles/bittersweet-chocolate-s-impact-on-the-environment. 

• Chocolate Connoisseur Magazine. "Deforestation and Cacao – Part Two." Chocolate Connoisseur Magazine, n.d. Web. Accessed 20 Apr. 2023. https://chocolateconnoisseurmag.com/deforestation-and-cacao-part-two/

Biotechnology Aplications

• García-Sánchez, Francisco, et al. “Cocoa Bioactive Compounds: Significance and Potential for the Maintenance of Skin Health.” Nutrients, vol. 10, no. 8, 2018, p. 996. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5785363/

• "Using Cocoa Butter in Skincare Production." Purodem, Purodem, 18 Dec. 2020, https://www.purodem.com/using-cocoa-butter-in-skincare-production/#:~:text=Cocoa%20absolute,-Cocoa%20absolute%20is&text=It's%20usually%20used%20to%20add,bath%20preparations%2C%20shampoos%20and%20conditioners.

• GoldBio. “Plant Regeneration Overview: Organogenesis vs Somatic Embryogenesis.” GoldBio, GoldBio, 27 Apr. 2018, https://goldbio.com/articles/article/Plant-Regeneration-Overview-Organogenesis-vs-Somatic-Embryogenesis#:~:text=The%20organogenesis%20process%20is%20where,leaves%20start%20their%20earliest%20formation.

• Vieira, Luiz Gustavo, et al. "Somaclonal variation in plants: causes and detection techniques." Ciência e Agrotecnologia, vol. 40, no. 3, 2016, pp. 243-266. PubMed Central (PMC), https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4752953/#:~:text=Somaclonal%20variation%20can%20pose%20a,%2Dto%2Dtype%20plant%20material.

• Rius, M., & Estrelles, E. (2014). Plant regeneration: cellular origins and molecular mechanisms. Frontiers in plant science, 5, 716. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111387/#:~:text=Clonal%20plant%20species%20are%20widespread,ecosystem%20function%20and%20biological%20invasion.