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Strengthening the foundations for a specialty cocoa sector in the Caribbean

Understanding black pod disease in cocoa: Factsheet 3

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Bridgetown, Barbados ;

Pages 4 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Black pod disease is the most important disease affecting cocoa production globally. The disease infects all parts of the cocoa tree such as the pods (pod rot), leaves (leaf blights) stems (stem canker and collar rot), flower cushions and the roots (root rot). This technical factsheet provides critical information for the sustainable management of black pod disease in cocoa produced in the Caribbean.

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