🌍 GeographyUPSC 2024Soil

Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?

aAlgeria and Morocco
bBotswana and Namibia
cCote d’Ivoire and Ghana
dMadagascar and Mozambique
✓ Correct answer: c) Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana
ExplanationCote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Ghana are the two largest cocoa producers in the world, contributing over 60% of the global cocoa supply.Cote d’Ivoire alone produces about 40%, making it the top producer, while Ghana, the second-larg- est producer, is known for its high-quality cocoa beans.Cocoa from these countries is a key ingredient in the global choc- olate industry, supplying major manufacturers like Nestlé, Mars, and Hershey.Their dominance in cocoa production is due to a tropical climate with hot, humid conditions, fertile soil ideal for cocoa cultivation, and a labor-intensive farming system support- ed by extensive smallholder networks.418

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