Clouds suddenly enveloped Ambesea village, Southeast Sulawesi, on Thursday afternoon last week. Stepping out of his house, Lempoi quickly headed toward his front yard and his para-para, racks for drying cocoa beans. He wrapped the beans up for storage. Lately drying beans has been difficult, he said.

For Lempoi, the sun is a blessing because it is the sole source of heat for drying cocoa beans. But because it has been cloudy recently, he often ha