A general view of a cocoa seed field belonging to the National Center of Agronomic Research Center (CNRA) near Divo, on September 15, 2026. Ivory Coast is the world's top cocoa producer, responsible for nearly 40 percent of global output. Its economy also depends on the crop, which accounts for 15 percent of GDP, supporting roughly five million people in a country of more than 33 million souls. Scientists at the National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA) have been working to develop a bean tough enough to survive the unpredictable weather events that man-made climate change has unleashed around the globe. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP via Getty Images)