Your current location:HOME >travel >High heat harms cocoa production in Cote d'Ivoire 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 10:55:10 Source: Internet compilationEdit:travel
ABIDJAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The heatwave in Cote d'Ivoire is harming the cocoa sector, causing a p
ABIDJAN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The heatwave in Cote d'Ivoire is harming the cocoa sector, causing a production decline.
"The severity of the heat had a considerable effect on our products. The cocoa sector was particularly affected by this historic heatwave, which significantly reduced yields," said Ehora Yao, president of the collective of agricultural production cooperatives of Indenie-Djuablin, a region located in the east of the country.
As this region is one of the large cocoa production areas of Cote d'Ivoire, this situation has caused production to drop from more than 95,000 tonnes in previous years to 70,000 tonnes this year, he added.
"This year, producers are facing the El Nino phenomenon with warming temperatures. This has reduced cocoa production and many producers nationally have lost their production," added the forestry expert Jean-Paul Aka.
Cote d'Ivoire, the world's top cocoa producer, has been battling prolonged heatwaves triggered by the El Nino climate pattern for several months.
In March, the country recorded a record temperature of 39 degrees Celcius.
The Airport, Aeronautical, and Meteorological Operation and Development Company attributes the intensifying heatwaves across Cote d'Ivoire to "high solar radiation and the early onset of humid winds." ■
Kristin Cavallari, 37, ignores critics of her age2024-05-21 10:52
Georgia tabs Cecile Landi, Simone Biles' longtime coach, as co2024-05-21 09:56
Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump2024-05-21 09:47
MI5 plans to vet academics in British universities to root out foreign spies infiltrating campuses2024-05-21 09:38
Rangers are undefeated at .500 to keep World Series champs from a losing record with Bochy2024-05-21 09:27
Charlie Woods, son of Tiger, fails in bid to play in US Open2024-05-21 09:26
China's Bronze Age relics enchant American audience2024-05-21 09:23
Brazil's Romário returns to training at age 58, scores twice and keeps sharp tongue2024-05-21 09:16
Britain's new bonkers EV: Callum Skye is an £80k electric buggy built in Warwickshire2024-05-21 08:32
Service planned for former North Carolina Chief Judge John Martin2024-05-21 08:09
OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons2024-05-21 10:52
Frankie Capan III shoots 132024-05-21 10:47
Mike Trout leading majors in home runs, but is looking for more consistency at the plate2024-05-21 09:57
Avalanche goalie Alexandar Georgiev hoping confidence boost carries into Game 3 against Jets2024-05-21 09:38
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form2024-05-21 09:36
Auto industry insiders highlight interdependence between China, Europe2024-05-21 09:24
New Orleans hires Stacy Hollowell as basketball coach2024-05-21 08:31
Pictured: Plant2024-05-21 08:18
Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas2024-05-21 08:15
Labour must match the Tories on defence spending, former Army chief warns Keir Starmer2024-05-21 08:09