Associated Press: Climate scientists say that the booming cocoa industry in Ivory Coast and Ghana will be threatened by climate change. A report released by Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agriculture says the expected annual temperature rise of more than two degrees Celsius will leave many cocoa-producing areas in West Africa unsuitable for chocolate production by 2050. Dr. Peter Laderach, the lead author of the report released Thursday, says rising temperatures have already effected cocoa crops......
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Ivory Coast: Climate change threatens W. Africa cocoa industry
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 30th, 2011
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