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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Nestle unveils method to boost cocoa yields as climate change hits - Caught on Camera

Failed harvests helped drive a meteoric rise in cocoa prices since late 2023 (Credit: AFP)

Faced with climate change diminishing farmers' yields, Nestle announced Wednesday that it was working on a technique to produce chocolate by using up to 30 percent more of the cocoa fruit.

Chocolate is traditionally made using only cocoa beans taken from inside the pod, meaning that a large amount of the fruit -- including the pulp, placenta and pod husk -- "remains largely unused", the Swiss food giant said.

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