“I Was Given 100 Shade Plants Which I’ve Planted”
Abdoulaye Soumahoro, 39, is a cocoa farmer in Dagadji, San Pedro region of South West Côte d’Ivoire. Like many smallholders… Read More
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“The Climate Smart Training Has Been Very Helpful”
Farmer Field Schools (FFS) are one way in which climate smart standards are shared by cocoa and chocolate companies to… Read More
“On Average I Map 10 to 15 Farms a Day”
As part of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative to end deforestation and restore forest areas, cocoa… Read More
Cocoa Farming as a Business
Growing more cocoa on less land is a major objective of the Cocoa & Forests Initiative. To achieve this, cocoa… Read More
Bringing Cocoa Farms “Back to Life”
Vanessa Ouga Dominique, 40, is one of two female farm leads working for a cooperative in San Pedro which has… Read More
“I Would Not Hesitate to Recommend Agroforestry to Others”
William Asante Nkuah, is a cocoa farmer at Eteso in Ghana’s Juaboso District. He is participating in a cocoa and… Read More
Your Chocolate and Biodiversity: Our Solutions are in Nature
Did you know that midges play a role in making your chocolate? Insects pollinate flowers all over the world to… Read More
Cocoa & Forests Initiative Progresses in Côte d’Ivoire, but Journey Far From Over
If you ask Yao Ahou why forests matter, it seems obvious to her. The cocoa farmer is seeing what… Read More
Combatting COVID-19 and CSSVD: A Similar Approach?
Similarities between the two viruses have stimulated a call for a better understanding of the links between environmental and human… Read More
“[Cocoa] is difficult work, but with determination and perseverance you will be better off”
Sena Korku Wosornu has been cocoa farming in Assin Dunkwa, in Ghana’s Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district, for most of his 66 years,… Read More