Chocolate may be gone in 40 years; Find out why

There is already a warning that chocolate in the world may end in decades, more specifically by 2050. It will be another consequence of global warming, pests and fungi.

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Geographically, most of the world’s cocoa is produced in regions of the African continent. Almost 70% of the seeds come from four countries in West Africa: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. When these areas are affected, the entire production is affected.

What are the possible end causes of chocolate?

Because of climate change, which is a recurring problem in the business world, along with fungal diseases – which are caused by fungi – there may be an intensification of human-caused problems, whether intentional or not.

The severity of the damage caused by the fungus

You are mushroom They can also cause such unpredictable growth in the natural habitat of cacao trees that their tissues are eaten. Among the main fungi that attack these trees are: ‘witch’s broom’ and ‘sickle disease’. This first causes moniliosis which ends up infecting the fruits and at any stage of development and causes 100% loss of yield.

Demand increases and production decreases

The more people are searching for files Chocolateof the most diverse types, can even be accessed without problems because they are companies that import in large quantities, but perhaps in a few years this will not be a reality. At first, those who feel the impact the most are businesses and then consumers.

Possible shortages, which we hope can be avoided, will be one of the consequences that affects the life of the consumer.