Empowering Côte d’Ivoire’s Smallholders Through Sustainable Cocoa Production

RegionAfrica
FocusCapacity building, Food security
Main cropCocoa
DurationMar 2012 – Dec 2015
ByECOTOP Consult
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Farmers in Dynamic Agroforestry for Sustainable Cocoa Cultivation

A collaboration with IDH, Barry Callebaut, and Biopartenaire to transform cocoa farming with agroforestry techniques and capacity building for smallholders.

ECOTOP S.R.L. was subcontracted by Biopartenaire for the Diversity Agroforestry Systems component. ECOTOP promotes cocoa production methods based on principles of dynamic agroforestry (successional agroforestry systems) to make cocoa production more remunerative and sustainable for Ivoirian smallholder farmers. ECOTOP was responsible for the training of trainers, supervision of all related activities and elaborating of training material and reports in the area of DAF in Côte d´Ivoire.

Project Partners

Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Established in 1996 through the merger of Belgian chocolate producer Callebaut and French...
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Biopartenaire logo – French company specializing in fair trade and organic agricultural products.

BioPartenaire

Biopartenaire is a French company specializing in the sourcing and distribution of organic and fair-trade agricultural products. With a strong commitment to ethical trade, Biopartenaire establishes long-term partnershipswith small-scale farmers...
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