date:Jun 22, 2012
Industry players were previously unsure how and to what extent fertiliser affected cocoa farms, but the present study claims that two years of fertilisation can rejuvenate haggard farms to significantly boost production and quality of beans.
The finding comes as confectioners are investing heavily in sustainable cocoa production in order to avert a looming supply crisis.
A group of industry frontrunners has already begun setting targets for distributing fertiliser to suppliers to make the c