date:Jun 22, 2012
farmers in the core cocoa belt Soubr are suffering crop declines.
Some cocoa farmers have started losing faith in their tree, around which they and their families have built their whole lives,said the study.
If nothing is done, the cocoa belt of Sobr may well become the next rubber belt, it continued.
Fertilisers used by 3% of farmers
The study said that fertiliser production could boost cocoa farmers confidence by making ageing trees productive again and italso positively impacts the long-