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The Andes were supposed to stop this cacao killer. They didn't.

Source: Phys.org · Published 28 Sept 2026, 19:40

Black pod disease destroys up to a quarter of the world's cacao every year, roughly 700,000 metric tons worth more than $2 billion. The water mold responsible across the Americas is Phytophthora…

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