date:May 30, 2014
eason from the current 750 CFA francs, which is likely because futures prices have risen 28 percent in the past year, it wouldnt immediately translate into higher output.
The farmer needs to have the money in his pocket before he can make the further investment to produce more cocoa, said Jonathan Parkman, co-head of agriculture at Marex Financial Ltd. in London.
Cisse switching to rubber is part of a trend. Ivory Coast has more than doubled output in the last decade to an estimated 290,042 to