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Saving chocolate while restoring rainforests? Rock dust boosts soil nutrition and supports farmers

Chocolate is the food of the gods. The name of the tree from which the confection originates, Theobroma cacao, combines the Greek words for god (theós) and food (brôma). This small evergreen tree grows in tropical forests rich in both biodiversity and carbon.

Saving chocolate while restoring rainforests? Rock dust boosts soil nutrition and supports farmers
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Chocolate is the food of the gods. The name of the tree from which the confection originates, Theobroma cacao, combines the Greek words for god (theós) and food (brôma). This small evergreen tree grows in tropical forests rich in both biodiversity and carbon.

Originally published at Phys.org

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