LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Ghana’s cocoa sector faces a long-term threat from worsening swollen shoot disease as recent data indicates the world’s second largest grower of the bean is not managing to contain the outbreak, traders and experts said. Spread by small insects called mealybugs that eat leaves, buds and flowers, swollen shoot initially allows trees to produce, but at a reduced rate. After five to 10 years however, it kills them.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 08, 2024 19:14 UTC