Cocoa Pod Borer, “the” ultimate pest directly affecting cacao yield.
Were your cacao farms being planted with the correct cacao CPB-tolerant variety with good high yield? Or ever ask why other farmers’ cacao-trees seem to be non-stop producing yet not damaged by pest & disease (CPB, helopeltis, fungus, etc) yet mine seems to flower only during the season but flowering and fruiting take a “break” or even totally “no pods seen” on the trees?
Hmmmm…. did we start our farms with the basics of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), or did we go the adventurous (yet could be “mahal” / hefty price) ways and live years with the type of cacao variety (for the next 20-25years) to prove its worth….. decisions, decisions, decisions…