CÔTE D’IVOIRE NEEDS A LITTLE MORE RAIN FOR BUMPER CROP
According to Reuters, rain in Côte d’Ivoire was at or below five-year averages in most of the country’s cocoa-growing regions last week, but the recent rainfall should still help …
Category: Cocoa Farming and Agriculture
GHANA DESTROYS 43,000 COCOA TREES INFECTED WITH CSSV
Ghana has reportedly destroyed 43,000 cocoa trees which were infected with Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus disease. The move was made proactively to avoid the disease from spreading further. The …
FARMERS IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE DELIGHTED WITH UNEXPECTED RAINFALL
Reuters reports that farmers in Côte d’Ivoire are hopeful that a recent unexpected downpour around the main Cocoa growing regions would be a welcome boost for the crop. The …
CÔTE D’IVOIRE WEATHER EASES WORRIES ON BLACK POD DISEASE
The NASDAQ website reports that weather over Côte d’Ivoire has improved last week, easing fears that the outbreak of black pod disease will spread. Currently, the country is in …
LIBERIA’S REGULATOR DROPS COCOA PRICE
Liberia’s cocoa market regulator, the Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA), dropped unwelcome news on Liberia’s small and struggling farmers. Following Côte d’Ivoire’s unfortunate lead, they have dropped the price …
CÔTE D’IVOIRE CCC DISAPPOINTS FARMERS WITH NEW FARMGATE PRICE
Conseil café cacao (CCC), the regulator in Côte d’Ivoire, announced the new cocoa farmgate price on October 1st, and farmers are not pleased. The price is now 825 CFA …
BLACK POD DISEASE OUTBREAK IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE
The fears raised last week about a possible outbreak of Black Pod disease have been realised, after several cocoa-growing regions in Côte d’Ivoire, have cited cases of the fungal …
NEW RAPID TEST FOR COCOA SWOLLEN SHOOT DISEASE
A Swiss company has been working with Mars Wrigley to apply its technology and expertise to solve an insidious problem. A cocoa tree might exhibit no signs of Cocoa …
CLIMATE CONSULTANCY ISSUES WARNING FOR RISK FOR BLACK POD DISEASE
Climate42, a consultancy that specialises in agricultural weather, has reported that the weather conditions in West Africa are contributing to conditions that could see a resurgence of black pod …
FARMERS WATCH WEATHER AND CCC IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE AS HARVEST APPROACHES
Most cocoa-growing regions in côte d’Ivoire reported below-average rainfall last week, but farmers told the news agency, Reuters, that the high soil moisture from previous rains would aid in …
CRAFTING CHOCOLATE FOR FUTURE MARKETS
Crafting the perfect chocolate from bean to bar is a long and complex process, but only half the story of running a successful chocolate enterprise. In this post, we …
DIARY IN THE LIFE OF COCOA FARMER – PART II
Hello, it is Michael Kanneh again from Malema, the Gola rainforest in Sierra Leone. Last time I told you about my life as a cocoa farmer, you can read …
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