Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are ...

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A disease called black pod rot is attacking cacao pods, damaging crops and putting the global chocolate supply at risk. The disease, caused by an organism that shrivels cacao pods and destroys the ...

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Phytophthora-infected cacao pods develop lesions, which eventually host white fluffy growth before the pods shrivel into a ...

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Conventional chocolate production uses only the beans (30% of the cacao) and discards the rest. Creating demand for the entire pod, farmers gain an opportunity to diversify their income streams.

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rotting cacao pods. The impact of climate change extends beyond heat stress. Cacao trees are also sensitive to rainfall patterns. Cacao thrives when rainfall totals between 1,500 and 2,000 ...