“I Sold 48,000 Plants”
Soumaila Sanou, cocoa farmer in the Eastern Region of Côte d’Ivoire, says “since 2016, we have felt a change in… Read More
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“Everyone Is Affected By Climate Change”
Patricia Kouamé, president of ECOAS, a cooperative mainly composed of women, says: “Everyone is affected by climate change, and even… Read More
“I Will Practice What I’ve Learned”
When we met Kouakou, 63, on his farm, he proudly shared that he had been involved in a project which… Read More
“I Have Discovered the Principles of Agroforestry”
When asked about his participation to a project led by the agroforestry expert organization PUR Projet and his cooperative, Kouame,… Read More
“The Health of My Field is Very Good”
In 2018, Kouadio Adama’s cocoa farm, which was almost twenty years old, was no longer productive: “Between the drop in… Read More
“Trees Bring Oxygen, Shade and Rain”
In Côte d’Ivoire, traditional cocoa farming involved cutting down trees to increase sunlight. This not only accelerates climate change, but… Read More
“Shade Tree Registration Will Help a Lot Of Farmers”
Esi Nkrumah, 66, is a cocoa farmer from the village of Pewodi, in Nsokoté, Ghana. Apart from cocoa, she also… Read More
“Trees Benefit The Growth of My Cocoa”
Owosu Sampson, a cocoa farmer from the Anyinam District of Ghana, explains: “Last year I received 150 cocoa seedlings and… Read More
“Our Shared Responsibility Doesn’t Stop There”
In 2021, a Cocoa & Forests Initiative company launched a reforestation project in a cocoa cooperative in Bayota, Côte… Read More
“It Is Important To Maintain The Remaining Forest”
Agnès N’goran Adjoua is a cocoa farmer in the department of Soubré in the Nawa region of Côte d’Ivoire. She… Read More