...As mid-crop production to defy late rains
Nigeria's 2024/2025 mid-crop cocoa output is expected to rise despite delayed rainfall in major growing regions of the commodity.
Farmers link the expected marginal production rise to the two-year price surge that has spurred increased farm investments and growers' adoption of good agricultural practices to boost the yield per hectare.
Owing to this, the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria is projecting output to increase by five percent despite excessive heat and late rain
