
Pass the Garri: Lessons Learned on Diversification and Cocoa Livelihoods
Tahiru Mohammed is a business-minded farmer in the Mantukwa community in Ghana’s Ashanti region. In 2014, he received training through… Read More
The WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program worked to increase farm level productivity of cocoa and food crops of smallholder, cocoa-growing households in West and Central Africa. The program ended in 2019.
Tahiru Mohammed is a business-minded farmer in the Mantukwa community in Ghana’s Ashanti region. In 2014, he received training through… Read More
The WCF Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP) worked to increase farmer income and strengthen cocoa communities through three main objectives: increase farm-level cocoa productivity to 1000 kg/ha; improve service delivery efficiency for long-term, farm-level cocoa productivity increase; and improve farmer resiliency with a focus on food crop productivity.
CLP took an industry-led approach, reaching rural farmers through dynamic partnerships with public and private actors while building institutional capacities for farmer outreach. Our goal was the creation of an institutional framework involving collaboration between public and private actors, and the development and adoption of best practices that laid the groundwork for future success.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Walmart Foundation, Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Barry Callebaut, BASF, Blommer Chocolate Co., Cargill, ECOM Agrotrade Ltd., Guittard Chocolate Co., The Hershey Company, Mars Inc., Meiji Holding Co., Mondelēz International, Nestlé, Olam International Ltd., Starbucks Coffee Co., Toms Gruppen A/S, Touton SA Ltd.
Farmer groups who have received training in good agriculture practices and business management skills through WCF CLP can further their farm productivity through the proper and safe usage of inputs, ranging from crop protective pesticides and fungicides to fertilizer for improvement of soil health.
Paul Macek Associate Vice President, Rural Economies and Agricultural Livelihoods, Corus International