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Insight: Brazil’s would-be cocoa king aims to revolutionize industry with giant farm

22 April 2025, 3:04 pm
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Farmer Moises Schmidt holds a cocoa bean at the Schmidt Agricola plantation in Riachao das Neves, Bahia state, Brazil November 19, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

In the Brazilian state of Bahia, farmer Moises Schmidt is developing the world’s largest cocoa farm.

His plan is to revolutionize the way the main ingredient in chocolate is produced, growing high-yield cocoa trees, fully irrigated and fertilized, in an area bigger than the island of Manhattan that is not currently known for producing the beans.

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