Indonesia's "Frankentrees" turn cocoa dream into nightmare
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 15:40
in Mathematics & Economics
PINRANG/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Nurhaedah, a vivacious Indonesian cocoa trader, shakes her head in disappointment as she sifts through a pile of blackened, shrivelled beans. Yet another crop from "Frankentrees": weak, misshapen cocoa trees toppling under their own weight.