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Crops we work with<\/p>\n

Noix de coco<\/h1>\n

Cocos nucifera<\/em><\/p>\n

Renewing coconut with Dynamic Agroforestry \u2014 healthier soils, climate-resilient palms, and a secure, sustainable coconut supply.<\/p>\n <\/section>\n

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Coconut, grown with nature<\/h2>\n

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 \u2014 interplanting the palms with diverse trees, food and biomass species so the whole system regenerates.<\/p>\n

Managed by pruning and continuous soil cover rather than chemicals, DAF rebuilds fertility, buffers the climate and diversifies farmer income \u2014 while securing a long-term, sustainable coconut supply.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Plantation-scale<\/div>
transforming whole coconut supply chains, not just single plots<\/div><\/div>\n
2021–22 pilot<\/div>
proved agroforestry-based coconut works — now being scaled up<\/div><\/div>\n
Coconut + cocoa<\/div>
palms interplanted with cocoa, food and timber in one living system<\/div><\/div>\n
0 inputs<\/div>
the system feeds itself through pruned biomass — no external inputs<\/div><\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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How we work with you<\/h2>\n

We design and run a tailored programme with you \u2014 from a first assessment to large-scale supply transformation, building the local teams and nurseries to run and scale it.<\/p>\n

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Assessment mission<\/h3>

We assess your plantations, soils, climate and palm condition, run an introductory Dynamic Agroforestry workshop, and co-design the programme with your teams.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tailored programme<\/h3>

Together we design a Dynamic Agroforestry system and planting plan — coconut on top, interplanted with cocoa, food, timber and biomass trees — tailored to your plantations and supply goals.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Local capacity building<\/h3>

We train and equip local teams, service crews and nurseries in good agricultural and system-management practices — pruning, monitoring and biomass management — building lasting local capacity to run the system.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Scale-up & supply transformation<\/h3>

We roll the system out block by block across the plantations, transforming coconut supply at scale.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Monitoring & reporting<\/h3>

As an optional service, we monitor your plots with the DAF Tracker — a tool tailored to Dynamic Agroforestry, built with FarmTree — giving transparent, comparable data on your supply.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Renewing ageing plantations<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \"Renovating\n <\/section>\n

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What Dynamic Agroforestry brings to coconut<\/h2>\n
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Healthier, fertile soils<\/h3>

Continuous biomass and soil cover restore fertility around ageing palms.<\/p><\/div>\n

Climate & drought resilience<\/h3>

Healthier soils hold more water and the diverse understory eases stress — making the plantation more resilient to drought and rainfall extremes.<\/p><\/div>\n

Diversified income<\/h3>

Cocoa, food and timber crops earn alongside the coconut.<\/p><\/div>\n

Secure, sustainable supply<\/h3>

A regenerating system underpins a reliable, long-term coconut supply — with no external inputs.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Where we work with coconut<\/h2>\n
Côte d’Ivoire<\/a>West Africa<\/a>Samoa<\/a>Indon\u00e9sie<\/a>Pacific<\/a><\/div>\n <\/section>\n
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Programme & partners<\/h2>\n
\n Project<\/span>

Sustainable coconut, Côte d’Ivoire<\/h3>

Driving sustainable coconut production in Côte d’Ivoire with Dynamic Agroforestry.<\/p><\/a>\n Partner<\/span>

Plantations Modernes de Côte d’Ivoire<\/h3>

The coconut producer ECOTOP advises on the transition of its plantations to Dynamic Agroforestry.<\/p><\/a>\n Project<\/span>

Revitalizing Samoa’s coconut lands<\/h3>

Restoring Samoa’s coconut lands with Dynamic Agroforestry.<\/p><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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The science behind DAF<\/h2>\n
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15 Years of Agroforestry Yield Data<\/h3>\n

A long-term trial shows agroforestry can match conventional yields with far greater resilience.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n \"Yield\n Article · 6 min<\/span>\n

Yield Optimization with Dynamic Agroforestry<\/h3>\n

Why diverse, managed systems out-yield single-crop maximization.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n \n \"Agroforestry,\n Article · 6 min<\/span>\n

Agroforestry, Carbon & Reforestation<\/h3>\n

How Dynamic Agroforestry stores carbon and rebuilds landscapes.<\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n

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Sourcing coconut or its derivatives? Let’s make it regenerative.<\/h2>\n

ECOTOP helps producers and buyers move coconut out of tired monoculture and into resilient, biodiverse Dynamic Agroforestry. Let’s talk about your supply.<\/p>\n Talk to our team<\/a>\n <\/section>\n<\/div>\n