Witches' Broom: The Disease That Decimated Brazil's Cacao Industry | ft. Tuta Aquino

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English - August 18, 2022 22:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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This interview with Tuta Aquino took place one year ago on his farm in Bahia, Brazil. Tuta and his wife Juliana's families have been farming cacao in Bahia for generations. Tuta provides some history of cacao in Brazil and the disease that wiped out roughly 90% of Brazil's cacao growing industry.

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