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Climate change threatens cocoa supply chains despite sustainability efforts

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Cocoa production faces significant volatility due to climate change, with regions like West Africa projected to lose up to 50% of suitable farming land by 2050. Extreme weather events, including droughts and unseasonal rains, have severely impacted yields and increased prices. While chocolate brands are enhancing sustainability efforts and supply chain transparency through methods like GPS mapping, these initiatives alone are insufficient to address the core problem of climate-induced volatility. Prioritizing resilience in cocoa farming systems is crucial for stabilizing the market and supporting farmer livelihoods. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses the impact of climate change on cocoa production and the limitations of current sustainability efforts, offering analysis and commentary rather than reporting on a specific event.

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Indrabati Lahiri, Contributor ·

    Sustainable Chocolate Can’t Fix Cocoa’s Climate Problem Alone

    Sustainable chocolate improves transparency and ethical sourcing but largely overlooks cocoa's core climate resilience problem, leaving supply chains more vulnerable.

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