16 Apr 2024 --- Companies are developing novel ways to mitigate the current challenges in the cocoa industry. Climate-induced drought, broader biodiversity issues and disease are ravaging cocoa crop yields in key growing regions in West Africa — and this is impacting market dynamics and pushing up prices globally. But, in a positive response, several firms are unraveling how to alleviate the difficulties by boosting regenerative agriculture, developing cocoa alternatives and bio-based technologies.