Weather Impacts Chocolate and Roses
By Vickie Frantz, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
Feb 11, 2012; 8:23 AM ET
Warmer temperatures can affect the production of chocolate and roses, making the search for the perfect Valentine's gift even more difficult.
Candy and roses photograph courtesy of Photos.com
A report by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) released on Sept. 29, 2011 outlined an increase in temperature due to climate change will adversely impact the production of cocoa in West Africa.
The report states that unless the producers of cocoa are able to adjust for the one degree C (33.8 degrees F) increase in temperature, by 2030 Ghana and Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) will see declines in cocoa production.
Cocoa beans, used to make chocolate, are harvested from cacao pods. The cacao pods grow on a cacao tree. The tree's scientific name is Theobroma cacao.
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