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Heavy Rains Threaten Nigeria’s Cocoa Crop as Fungal Disease Looms

Heavy Rains Threaten Nigeria’s Cocoa
  • Farmers in Nigeria’s cocoa-growing regions brace for potential crop losses as heavy rains create conditions ripe for fungal diseases
  • Black pod disease poses a serious risk to the main cocoa crop, due for harvest in October

Abuja, Nigeria – Heavy rains across Nigeria’s cocoa-growing regions have inundated farms, creating wet conditions that are ideal for the spread of fungal diseases, potentially threatening the main crop set for harvest in October, according to farmers.

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