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Low shade cover on West African cocoa farms misses “unrealised” potential to store more emissions than sector produces -researchers

Published 22:34 on August 7, 2025 / Last updated at 22:34 on August 7, 2025 / EMEA (Africa), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry)

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West African cocoa farms could more than offset the sector’s production emissions by boosting tree cover to modest levels without hurting yields, according to new research that maps the “unrealised” carbon storage potential of agroforestry when utilised in agricultural commodities.
West African cocoa farms could more than offset the sector’s production emissions by boosting tree cover to modest levels without hurting yields, according to new research that maps the “unrealised” carbon storage potential of agroforestry when utilised in agricultural commodities.


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