Influences of climate variability on cocoa health and productivity in agroforestry systems in Ghana

•Farm management affect cocoa canopy health and flower intensity.•Proximity to shade trees influences cocoa fruiting and beans quantities.•Proximity to shade trees reduces capsid infestations and fruit wilt.•Black pod disease in cocoa doubles under rainfall from 1400 to 1850 mm.•Rainfall and proximity to shade trees influence cocoa health and productivity.