Rain helps Ivory Coast cocoa farmers
The region received 50.5mm of rainfall last week, 47.2mm above the average
11 January 2021 - 16:42
Abidjan — Unseasonably heavy rains mixed with sun last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions, improving prospects for the April-to-September mid-crop harvest, farmers said on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its dry season, which runs until March. Farmers said they were pleased with the rainfall and the weakness of 2021’s Harmattan winds, which sweep in dust from the Sahara Desert...
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