Just heard an expert on the BBC, a native anglophone, talking about the plan to establish the genetic code of the cocoa plant to provide healthier, more disease-resistant varieties in the future, refer to cocoa breeders. I know you breed horses, pigs and cattle, even fish, but I never heard of breeders of plants before. The word breeder was obviously used as a synonym for farmer. I concede that the word breed might legitimately be used in this context to imply careful scientific selection and cross pollination to improve the quality of the product, but cocoa breeder still sounds queer for a farmer, even if his work involves such practices.
Furthermore, my old geography master used to refer to this plant before processing as cacao, not cocoa, but that is another story, and cocoa it certainly is called on the futures market at the stock exchange.
Furthermore, my old geography master used to refer to this plant before processing as cacao, not cocoa, but that is another story, and cocoa it certainly is called on the futures market at the stock exchange.
