🌿 Environment Oct 21, 2026 · Victoria Schneider

Heavy rains during critical period of cacao cultivation hit Ghana’s yields

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Heavy rains during critical period of cacao cultivation hit Ghana’s yields
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Heavy rainfall during the cacao flowering season is a major driver of Ghana’s recent harvest fluctuations, new research finds. A study published in September by researchers at the Harvard University Center for the Environment in the U.S. found that heavy rainfall during cacao’s flowering and early pod development is linked to significant yield decreases. The researchers described how short, untypical rains during the flowering season, together with dry-season drought, is a major reason for

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