QUES . Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world? UPSC 2024
(a) Algeria and Morocco
(b) Botswana and Namibia
(c) Cote d’ Ivoire and Ghana
(d) Madagascar and Mozambique
Ans (c)
Must read: Cocoa: Climatic conditions, Soil and Production
EXPLANATION:
Cocoa beans are produced in tropical zones around the Equator, where climate conditions are well suited for growing cocoa trees.
About 70 percent of the world’s cocoa beans come from four West African countries: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.
The Ivory Coast and Ghana are by far the two largest producers of cocoa, accounting for more than 50 percent of the world´s cocoa.
Ivory Coast (38% of the total) is the largest producer of cocoa followed by Ghana and Indonesia.
