Brazil’s Bahia Hosts World’s Largest Cocoa Farm Project Challenging West Africa’s Market Dominance

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
traditional density
producers like Ivory Coast.This project emerges as the global cocoa market faces severe disruption
and Ivory Coast have lost up to half their output in some regions
Cocoa prices nearly tripled in 2024, reaching historic highs
exports, however, soared in value
margins of the financial system
breaks with tradition
He grows cocoa in full sun, not shade, and uses high-yield varieties selected from test fields
His nursery, BioBrasil, produces up to 10 million seedlings a year, supplying both his farm and others.Experts see this as a potential
turning point
Africa.High costs, disease risks, and the challenge of mechanizing harvests remain