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This study analyzed cocoa-based Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems (AKIS) in Atiwa and East Akim districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana by using descriptive statistics and Total Information Score (TIS). Total Information Score (TIS) was used to rank the information sources...
The Sustainable Cocoa Production Program (SCPP) is a large partnership comprising the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, The Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), Swisscontact and private cocoa sector companies, including Armajaro, ADM Cocoa (SERAP), Cargill (SULA), Mars and Nestlé...
The experience of VECO (Vredeseilanden Country Offices) working in Sulawesi with Armajaro, a leading global cocoa supplier, illustrates how an international NGO can collaborate with the private sector to generate new opportunities and resources for farmers. Through this process VECO has adopted...
In January 2012, during the affiliation process of Nestlé with the Fair Labor Association, FLA sent independent experts to Ivory Coast to attempt to map the cocoa supply chain of Nestlé. The assessment team visited a total of 7 suppliers, 20 co-ops and 2 co-op unions, and 87 farms. Both...
By providing technical information on the selection and management of forest trees in cocoa farms, as well as guided decision-making exercises about timber trees in cocoa farms, this manual provides an opportunity for adult learning within Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP)’s broader farmer...
This publication was developed by Sustainable Tree Crops Program (STCP) as a guide for trainers involved with participatory training of cocoa farmers. The manual is divided into three sections: (1) section one contains bulletins that provide trainers with technical information on key topics...
This Farmer Field School curriculum for organic and/or fair-trade cocoa farmers associations or co-operatives in Sierra Leone serves to train participants in producing export quality cocoa in sufficient quantities to fulfill export contracts. The focus is on cocoa rehabilitation and primary...
This literature review aims to identify climate‐friendly agricultural practices (CFPs) for coffee, cocoa, and tea that (a) reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the use of land, machinery and chemicals, (b) lead to an increase of on‐farm carbon stocks, and/or (c) improve the...
The goal of STCP is to improve the economic and social well being of smallholders and the environmental sustainability of tree crop farms. The program was focused on: (1) training farmers in integrated crop and pest management (ICPM), quality management, post-harvest processing, and planting,...
Towards the turn of the century, it was realized that an indsutry-wide commitment to improving the sustainability and economic potential of cocoa farming was required. This booklet presents an overview of activities carried out worldwide to improve the lives of cocoa farmers.
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