30% more Ivory Coast mangoes next season

According to Joel Adjoka, CEO of Cofruibo & Mango Fresh, good winds are blowing through the mango sector in Ivory Coast, because the growth phase is going well. "This year the weather is very good, with sufficient rainfall. We hope that there will be more rain later, but it is already raining 3 to 4 times a month and that is good. Our mangoes have just passed the flowering phase under good conditions and we can continue well with that," says Adjoka. Last year, the mango sector in Côte d'Ivoire suffered from a lack of rainfall, which caused yields to drop by 30%." Despite this, we have maintained the same area. Therefore, we expect volumes to increase by around 25-30% compared to last year ," says Adjoka. Ivory Coast has been spared the fruit fly problem that plagues West Africa, Adjoka added. "Last year we remained unscathed thanks to good horticultural activities and government support. The losses then amounted to only 7-8% of the volumes. That is what makes the cultivation of ...