VOA常速英语2022 气候变化导致可可产量下降

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气候变化导致可可产量下降

As Hershey’s Raises Prices, Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Grapple With Climate Change

Hersheys, the largest producer of chocolate products in the United States, said last month,it will raise prices of its products across the board due to the rising cost of ingredients.Meanwhile, chocolate makers¹ say they are seeing cocoa prices rise in Ivory Coast, the worlds biggest cocoa producer.

美国最大的巧克力产品生产商好时公司上个月表示，由于原料成本上升，将全面提高其产品的价格。同时，巧克力制造商表示，世界上最大的可可生产国象牙海岸的可可价格呈现上涨态势。

Weve noticed the price of cocoa is going up these few years, especially organic cocoa.So, from the beginning, if we can say from today that those last five years, we can say the price risen 20%.

我们留意到这几年来可可的价格呈上涨态势，尤其是有机可可。截止今日，这些年来可可价格上涨了20%。

Demand for chocolate in America increased during COVID-19.Cocoa producers in Ivory Coast are struggling to keep up with that demand.Experts say one reason is the impact of climate change.Harvard University says that by 2030, parts of West Africa will be too hot and dry to adequately produce cocoa.The West African countries of Ghana and Ivory Coast alone produce 70 percent of the global supply.Cocoa farmer Rafael Konan Kouassi says, trees are yielding less due to rising temperatures and poor rains.

新冠肺炎期间，巧克力的需求有所增加。象牙海岸的可可生产商正努力跟上需求。专家声称，其中一个原因就是气候变化。哈佛大学表示，到2030年，西非部分地区将变得过于炎热和干燥，无法生产足量的可可。仅加纳和象牙海岸这两个西非国家的可可产量就占全球供应量的70%。可可农民Rafael Konan Kouassi说，由于气温上升和降雨不足，可可产量出现下降。

First, almost all of the young plants die in the high season. If youve not been able to get water to them, you have no cocoa.Secondly², this has reduced the production of cocoa for those of us who farm it.Thirdly, the heat is so strong, that also reduces production.

首先，几乎所有的幼苗都在旺季死亡。如果无法给可可树及时浇水，几乎就没有收成。二，可可种植者的可可产量下降。其三，天气太过炎热，也导致可可产量下降。

Kouassi receives government assistance in the form of cocoa trees, which are more resilient to the fluctuations³ of climate change.But says government distributions happen at the wrong time of year for the saplings to survive.

Kouassi得到了政府有关可可树的补助，这些可可树有更强的气候变化抵抗力。但他说，政府分配树苗的时机不对，导致树苗无法存活。

The Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres, the global scientific organization,says getting information about how the climate is changing can help inform farmers on how to better nurture⁴ their crops.

全球科学组织国际农业研究中心联合会表示，获得有关气候如何变化的信息可以帮助农民了解如何更好地培育作物。

And what were seeing is that the onset⁵ of both dry and wet season can change less reliable.During the season, there may be breaks.In terms of, there may be rain during the dry season or theres a dry spell during the wet season and the overall distribution, amounts of rainfall they receiving may change.

我们看到的是，旱季和雨季更替并不十分准确。旱季、雨季期间又会有停歇。换句话说，就是在旱季可能降雨，在雨季又可能出现干旱。总的降雨量亦出现变化。

But it says the data finds it may be better for farmers to get out of cocoa and diversify⁶ into other crops.One supplier of cocoa products in Ivory Coast who supplies Hersheys says higher prices for cocoa could be welcomed by farmers, however.

但数据显示，对农民来说，不种植可可，转而种植其他作物, 实现作物多样化可能更好。象牙海岸一家为好时公司供货的可可产品供应商说，可可价格的提升使种植者十分高兴。

And my opinion is that these farmers should have better price, should earn more because they work hard, most are poor.

我的看法是，这些种植者值得卖出更高的价格，获得更多收益，因为他们工作十分努力，且他们都很贫穷。

A wish appears to be coming true as climate change continues to bite, prices continue to surge.

因受气候变化的持续影响，可可价格持续飙升，种植者渴望可可价格提升的愿意正得以实现。