I’m a chocolate lover, no wait let me rephase that…I have a chocolate addiction! I heard some very disturbing news on today’s Science Friday! Ira Flatow tells us about “a trio of plant diseases with ominous names — black pod, frosty pod, and witches’ broom — threatens chocolate production worldwide.One expert says that if frosty pod and witches’ broom gain a foothold in West Africa, production of cacao beans, the basis of chocolate, could be reduced by one million metric tons per year, knocking out almost a quarter of the world’s cacao crop.”

This is seriously important I can’t live without my daily chocolate! Thank you, Ira Flatow for alerting the chocolate lover’s of the world. Is there anything we can do about this?

Source:
Flatow, Ira. (2006, June, 9). “Plant Diseases and Chocolate Production”. Science Friday.

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