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A devastating outbreak of black pod disease is sweeping across cocoa plantations in Southwest Cameroon, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and the region’s vital cocoa economy.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast — Farmers in the Ivory Coast are expressing cautious optimism as light rains combined with sunny intervals across key cocoa growing regions are boosting prospects for the main cocoa crop, which runs from October through March.