Cameroon: Extreme Weather Threatens Hopes of Becoming a Cocoa Giant

Buea, Cameroon — "The rains now come in any order," says one farmer. "I am almost giving up cocoa farming"

Cameroon's plan to more than double cocoa production by 2020, moving the country up the global ranks of producers and improving incomes for its farmers, is under increasing threat from extreme weather, according to the state support company for growers.

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