Harmattan - Seasonal Predictions Harmattan Seasonal Prediction: Oct’21 October 10, 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,...
Diseases - Monitoring Black Pod Assessment: Sept’21 September 24, 2021 The rainfalls during the little dry season allowed the pathogen responsible for black pod disease to survive in the plantations. Consequently, it was well positioned to promptly...
Crop Outlook Ghana Crop Outlook: Sept ’21 September 22, 2021 Over July and August the trees received a fair amount of water, allowing us to discount possible water stress during the little dry season. The canopy is confirmed as dense and strong almost...
Monitoring Precipitation Monitoring September 21, 2021 In line with predictions, September has so far brought well above-average precipitations in Ghana, SW Nigeria and Ivory Coast, where rains had already resumed mid-August. With precipitations between 130...
Monitoring - Resilience Hydric Resilience Monitoring September 10, 2021 A very wet end of August helped rebuild this resilience throughout the cocoa belt, where most regions currently enjoy at least 1 month’s worth of resilience. Most areas will see no...
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