Crops we work with
Cocos nucifera
Renewing coconut with Dynamic Agroforestry — healthier soils, climate-resilient palms, and a secure, sustainable coconut farming.
Coconut is a backbone crop for millions of tropical farmers, yet ageing, single-species plantations on tired soils are increasingly vulnerable to drought, pests and declining yields. ECOTOP brings Dynamic Agroforestry to coconut — interplanting the palms with diverse trees, food and biomass species so the whole system regenerates.
Managed by pruning and continuous soil cover rather than chemicals, DAF rebuilds fertility, buffers the climate and diversifies farmer income — while securing a long-term, sustainable coconut farming.
A tailored programme with you — from first assessment to landscape transformation — building the local capacity to run and scale it.
Much of the world’s coconut grows on decades-old plantations with depleted soils. Rather than clearing and replanting, Dynamic Agroforestry renews these plantations — interplanting diversity around the existing palms and rebuilding the soil that sustains them.
In Côte d’Ivoire, ECOTOP advises the “Sustainable Coconut Oil from Côte d’Ivoire” initiative, converting coconut plantations to Dynamic Agroforestry and training local teams to run the system.
Continuous biomass and soil cover restore fertility around ageing palms.
Healthier soils hold more water and the diverse understory eases stress — making the plantation more resilient to drought and rainfall extremes.
Cocoa, food and timber crops earn alongside the coconut.
A regenerating system underpins a reliable, long-term coconut farming — with no external inputs.
Driving sustainable coconut production in Côte d’Ivoire with Dynamic Agroforestry.
PartnerThe coconut producer ECOTOP advises on the transition of its plantations to Dynamic Agroforestry.
ProjectRestoring Samoa’s coconut lands with Dynamic Agroforestry.
Research · 10 min
A long-term trial shows agroforestry can match conventional yields with far greater resilience.
Article · 6 min
Why diverse, managed systems out-yield single-crop maximization.
Article · 6 min
How Dynamic Agroforestry stores carbon and rebuilds landscapes.
ECOTOP helps producers and buyers move coconut out of tired monoculture and into resilient, biodiverse Dynamic Agroforestry. Let’s talk about your coconut.
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