ABIDJAN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing areas obtained scarce rainfall and gentle H
ABIDJAN, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing areas obtained scarce rainfall and gentle Harmattan wind final week, with no menace to the crop being harvested, farmers advised Reuters on Monday.
Ivory Coast, the world’s high cocoa producer, is in its dry season, which runs from November to March when rain tends to be scarce or gentle.
Farmers within the central areas of Bongouanou and Yamoussoukro, the place there was no rainfall, stated pods have been creating effectively due to good soil moisture content material. They stated cocoa bushes have been displaying no signal of weak point.
“The Harmattan wind could be very weak. If it stays that manner, it will likely be good for the bushes and subsequent 12 months’s harvests,” stated Alain Tiemele, who farms within the central area of Bongouanou.
The Harmattan winds sweep in sand from the Sahara and might ravage cocoa pods and sap soil moisture, damaging bean measurement.
No rain fell within the centre-western area of Daloa, however farmers stated good rainfall…