Ivory Coast cocoa farmers fear climate change

Cocoa farming employs nearly 600,000 farmers in Ivory Coast, ultimately supporting nearly a quarter of the country's population according to the Coffee-Cocoa Council. And it makes up about 15% of Ivory Coast's national GDP, according to official figures.

National production remains on track because the amount of land being cultivated is on the rise. But experts say small-scale farmers are hurting this year. For the cocoa tree to fruit well, rains need to come at the right times in the growing cycle.

Coming at the wrong times risks crop disease. Farmers who are used to producing 500 kilograms are looking at only 200 kilograms this year according to Secretary-General of the Anouanze cooperative.