Sustainability

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The preponderance of unsustainable cocoa production methods is contributing to deforestation and soil depletion in the tropics.[1] A further threat to the sustainability of the chocolate industry is the ongoing spread of devastating fungal diseases of the cacao tree that destroy cocoa harvests. The strict observance of quarantine measures for the movement of cacao planting material is a prerequisite for the continued health and productivity of cacao plantations world-wide.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hardner, Jared J. (2004). Eduard T. Niesten, Richard E. Rice. Shelly M. Ratay, Kristen Paratore (ed.). Commodities and Conservation: The Need for Greater Habitat Protection in the Tropics (PDF). Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International. ISBN 1-881173-801. Retrieved 2008-04-21. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  2. ^ FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), IPGRI (International Plant Genetic Resources Institute) (2000). E.A. Frison, M. Diekman and D. Nowell (ed.). FAO / IPGRI Technical Guidelines for the Safe Movement of Germplasm No. 20 (PDF). Rome: Bioversity International. ISBN 92-9043-399-X. Retrieved 2008-04-21. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthor= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)