Unseasonal Rain Aids Cocoa Crop in Ivory Coast’s South
Cocoa fruit during a harvest in the Ivory Coast.
Photographer: Jose Cendon/Bloomberg
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Unseasonal rains have given a boost to cocoa crops in the south of Ivory Coast, the world’s top producer.
The showers are aiding moisture levels as the seasonal dusty Harmattan winds that blow from the Sahara set in. In the country’s west, farmers surveyed last week said they were happy with the mix of showers and sun and expect farm-to-market roads to soon be repaired following flood damage last year.