Other Plant Disease -- Nigeria
Nigeria's cocoa harvest is threatened by floods and an outbreak of fungal disease as heavy rains fall in the West African country's main growing regions, the Cocoa Association said. "Just as flooding is threatening the survival of the cocoa trees, excessive rain is boosting the spread of black pod disease." The worst-affected southeastern cocoa belt could lose as much as 40 per cent of its estimated output of 72 000 metric tons of cocoa beans.
[Byline: Tolani Awere]
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