Richard Ambassa Mbassiga cuts a cocoa pod with a machete in his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Janvier Atangana observes the space where he plans to start growing tomatoes in Nkengue village, in the central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga is pictured at his cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga holds a cocoa pod in his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga walks at his cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga cuts a cocoa plant at his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

A view of Richard Ambassa Mbassiga's cocoa field hit by drought in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga checks cocoa pods in his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga removes unnecessary branches from a cocoa plant at his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga sits outside his house in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Janvier Atangana dries cocoa beans in the courtyard of his house in Nkengue village, in the central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga shows a cocoa pod in his drought-stricken cocoa field in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Richard Ambassa Mbassiga sits with other cocoa farmers in Nkengue village, in the Central region of Cameroon August 1, 2021. Picture taken August 1, 2021. REUTERS/ Josiane Kouagheu

Danuta Nganko, founder and owner of Venko Chocolatier, uses an air compressor to paint a mould with coloured cocoa butter at her chocolate shop in Dakar, Senegal, July 6, 2021. Picture taken July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen

A police officer stands guard outside a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

Police officers escort a group of men accused of child trafficking at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A police officer escorts a group of men accused for child-trafficking at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A police officer removes handcuffs from a man, part of a group accused of child trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A police officer removes handcuffs from a man, part of a group accused of child trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A police officer removes handcuffs from men, part of a group accused of child-trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A lawyer speaks to a group of a men accused of child-trafficking at the court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

Farmers break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker sews up cocoa sacks next to an Ivory Coast flag in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 7, 2021. Picture taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Workers load sacks of cocoa into a truck next to Ivory coast flag in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 7, 2021. Picture taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker sits near a pile of sacks of cocoa at a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Workers sew up sacks of cocoa next to a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker sews up sacks of cocoa, next to an Ivory Coast flag in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 7, 2021. Picture taken January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker carries a sack of cocoa to load it into a truck in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker carries a sack of cocoa to load it into a truck at a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker weighs sacks of cocoa at a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Women prepare cocoa beans next to a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 9, 2021. Picture taken January 9, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Farmers break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A worker carries a sack of cocoa next to a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Cocoa sacks are seen into a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Cocoa sacks are seen into a warehouse in Soubre, Ivory Coast January 8, 2021. Picture taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A person passes by beans being dried at Monga village in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A fisherman sits in a boat on the Comoe river, next to cocoa farms, in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A man pilots a boat toward cocoa farms on the Comoe river in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer collects a cocoa pod at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Mr. Erneste Ogou, a cocoa farmer, picks a cocoa pod at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Farmers prepare to break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer collects cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer breaks a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Cocoa pods are seen at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Farmers break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Mr. Yapo Dominique, a cocoa farmer, dries cocoa beans at Monga village in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer is pictured next to cocoa pods at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer holds a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Cocoa pods are seen at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A cocoa pod is seen at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer holds a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A cocoa pod is seen at a farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer holds a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer holds a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

A farmer prepares to collect a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Workers carry cocoa bags to load them into a truck bound for the port of San Pedro, at a cocoa cooperative in Duekoue, Ivory Coast November 26, 2020. Picture taken November 26, 2020 REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A workers carries a cocoa bag to load it into a truck bound for the port of San Pedro, at a cocoa cooperative in Duekoue, Ivory Coast November 26, 2020. Picture taken November 26, 2020 REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A worker sews up cocoa bags to load them into a truck bound for the port of San Pedro, at a cocoa cooperative in Duekoue, Ivory Coast November 26, 2020. Picture taken November 26, 2020. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A worker handles cocoa beans at a warehouses in San Pedro, Ivory Coast November 28, 2020. Picture taken November 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ange Aboa

A worker sits on sacks of cocoa at the warehouses of San Pedro, Ivory Coast November 28, 2020. Picture taken November 28, 2020 REUTERS/Ange Aboa