Ghana expects cocoa production to recover to 700 000 tons in 2024-25 after bad weather and disease combined with a lack of fertilisers to send the global market into a third year of shortages.
Ghana’s cocoa rebound is under some stress as hot and dry weather has caused flowers and pods to wither in the southwest, one of the country’s main production hubs.
“The flowering pods are withering and other food crops including vegetables are also reeling,” said Francis Agyabeng, a farmer in the town of Yakase.
Ghana expects cocoa production to recover to 700 000 tons in 2024-25 after bad weather and disease combined with a lack of fertilisers to send the global market into a third year of shortages.
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Ivory Coast
There has been little rain but plantations in the western and southern production zones continue to thrive
Cameroon
The absence of rain over the past week has allowed farmers to effectively treat their plants with chemicals and prevent possibility of disease
The weather remains favorable to crop growth and farmers remain optimistic about the next season, according to Henri Michel, a grower in Obala near the capital, Yaounde
Nigeria
Nigeria’s Meteorological Agency has forecast little to no rain in August, which farmers view positively as it reduces the chances of pests and crop diseases. “Fresh flowers are now very prominent,” said Alphonsus Nana, a cocoa farmer near Ikom in Nigeria’s southeast
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