Unprocessed leaves from the plant can be enjoyed by chewing them or by brewing them into a tea. Locals still use coca today to combat altitude sickness, and to relieve pain and hunger. Some still ...

The UN allows a few Indigenous groups that have harvested coca ancestrally to cultivate the plant — including the group that Power Leaves is partnering with, according to a pitch deck that ...

Bolivia is pushing for the global decriminalisation of coca leaf – the main ingredient of cocaine – to export the plant and ease its economic crisis. But a "landmark" recent decision by the ...

Cocoa was the best-performing commodity in 2024 ... at helping farmers—and a fast-moving virus that has ravaged their plants.

On January 11, Bolivia celebrated the Day of Coca Leaf Tradition, highlighting the cultural, spiritual, and economic importance of this ancient plant. The event brought together indigenous ...

Here they will turn the coca leaves into coca paste ... of coca are legal for the indigenous who consider it a sacred plant. Wandering the countryside, a policeman is not expected to rip out ...

The head of state also pointed out that Kokabol will carry out “research and productive technological development of the coca leaf and medicinal plants for their industrialization” as part of ...

We’re not trying to replace or even compete with agriculture; we're closing the gap between demand and supply," says the CEO ...

"Plant-based drugs offer new opportunities and ... These include statements regarding Jaguar's expectation that the coca leaf imported from Peru will be used for development of a Botanical Drug ...

less-productive trees and plant new ones to increase production, especially as farms are ravaged by diseases. Like other cocoa farmers, Mensah has diversified: He now grows cassava and maize ...