Quite scary seeing the figures on #cocoa production in 2023 and 2024. The start of the 2024 harvest was OK, but early signs suggest it may not stay that way. We apparently need a few good years of cocoa production to make the supply deficit, but climate change, ageing trees, #CropPests and #CropDiseases mean "good years" may become the exception. I guess we will see how this affects confectionary prices in shops.

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Fungi to the rescue: South African scientists use innovative approach to protect apple trees

Bishop's Mitre, Aelia acuminata Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 F/4.5 1/250 iso: 200 Celakovice-Jirina, Czech Republic 4/7/2024 #hemiptera #Shieldbugs #Stinkbugs #Pests #CropPests #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #Grasslands