The most critical situation is reported in the cocoa fields of Valdivia, Taraza, Caceres, Zaragoza, El Bagre y Caucasia.
At least 50% of the cocoa production in the sub regions of south Cauca and north of Antioquia are affected by the high temperatures in the day and the freezing temperatures by night, as a consequence of El Niño. German Sanchez, a cocoa farmer from Valdivia, recognized that he estimated to have a production of 100 tons of cocoa, but they on reached 50.
In a radio interview German stated that “for this year we were expecting a high production, and almost half of what was expected fell due to climate change.”
He then described what the farmers are going through in those regions in Antioquia: “We are having really high temperatures during the day and by night there are really cold showers or winds, which damages the product completely.”
Farmers took several actions in order to avoid a greater effect; one of them was the implementation of new processes of irrigation to preserve the vegetation, even the use of chemicals to generate greater humidity.
The most critical situation due to climate change is reported in farms located in Valdivia, Tarazá, Cáceres, Zaragoza, El Bagre y Caucasia.
Source: Anecacao, Caracol Colombia
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