Crop Outlook - Harmattan Our Harmattan February Update February 8, 2022 In January, we saw two major movements southwards of the ITF, which is a proxy for the southernmost reach of the harmattan. This intense harmattan activity was not expected, so we took this as...
General Interest Fermentation January 5, 2022 Cacao fermentation is essential for the development of the final chocolate flavour and its aromas. Despite this process commonly being refered to as bean fermentation, what actually ferments is the white mucilaginous...
ENSO ENSO Update – Dec’21 December 20, 2021 The harmattan is a dry, northeasterly desert wind that blows from the Sahara. It sometimes reaches the African cocoa regions during the Northern Hemisphere winter, drying the plants and soil and...
Harmattan - Monitoring Harmattan Monitoring – Dec’21 December 10, 2021 The ITF has been lagging slightly behind its normal position throughout most of the past month, only catching up to it in late November. By the end of the month, the ITF was located...
Crop Outlook Ivory Coast Crop Outlook: Oct’21 October 15, 2021 The canopy has continued to improve this month, thanks to the already dense foliage that was produced before the summer, alongside the new leaf flushing seen these last three weeks. The...
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