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Cocoa farmers have many needs to improve their performance and returns. To meet such needs, a diverse range of services are delivered to farmers; via governments and their extension agents, non-government and civil society organizations, and increasingly by traders and buyers. What do we know...

UTZ Certified together with leading cocoa companies and NGO's and other partners came together in 2007 to counter the trend of farmers switching from cocoa to other crops that generated better income. Youth in Ivory Coast do not want to continue the work of their parents as cocoa farmers. This 4...

FarmForce is a mobile platform to support the integration of smallholder farmers into formal agro‐value chains. It can reduce transaction cost for contract farming, ensure compliance with food standards, provide traceability from the field, and improve agronomy at scale. Ultimately, it will link...

The impact of climate change on Indonesian cocoa productivity is discussed and strategies for adaptation are outlined. Both excessive rainfall and droughts are on the increase. Major factors include soil loss due to erosion, the development of pests and diseases, and poor been drying. Mitigation...

CocoaLink is a mobile technology service that delivers timely farming, social and marketing information to cocoa farmers in 15 communities in western Ghana to improve incomes and livelihoods. Cocoa farmers who subscribe to CocoaLink receive and share practical information via SMS text and voice...

In order to comply with the quality standards in export markets export crops such as cocoa, coffee, vegetables, etc. can only be treated with pesticides that do have a valid registration in those export countries. Otherwise such exports may be rejected. Verified Brands offers a voluntary,...

DigitalGreen uses social organization and video technology to improve the efficiency of agricultural extension systems globally. Digital video for extension promises resource savings (human, cost, time) and better accessibility for non‐literate farmers. It is shown that digitalGREEN is at least...

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