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The methodology and guidelines for the study were developed. The methodology was tested in Ghana during the last week of October 2007.  The test involved identifying three typical cases of cocoa production according to the level of inputs used. A preliminary analysis of the test in Ghana was finalized, giving a clear insight into the costs of production for the identified typical cases: costs of establishment of the farm and other investments and current costs of production, costs of commercialization of cocoa beans and the shares of the different stakeholders in the value chain.  The results of the test in Ghana had, subsequently, been used to modify and finalize the methodology for implementation of the study in the other participating countries. Following that revision, the study was conducted in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria between March and April 2008, with assistance from the ICCO Secretariat.

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The main objective of the study was to systematically and uniformly establish the inputs and the costs incurred to produce, trade and export cocoa in different areas and under different practices in their respective countries and simultaneously, to establish the amounts and shares received by each of the categories of stakeholders in the proceeds from the export of cocoa. This would provide an insight into the net income derived by farmers and other stakeholders from cocoa cultivation and trade and to enhance the knowledge of the use of resources in cocoa production, trade and exporting.

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The project was terminated due to the sensitive nature of information required to complete the analysis.

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Smallholder farms are characterized by their small size and low productivity coupled with limited alternative income-earning opportunities for the farmers. However, there is an array of different cocoa farming systems and technical advices to farmers need to be better adapted to their specific farming context.

The University of Reading will carry out a literature review and a comparative analysis of existing data and information on cocoa farming systems.  Additional information will be gathered from research and extension services providers in cocoa producing countries, cocoa and chocolate companies, certification agencies and universities, etc.

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This study aims to identify and classify cocoa farming systems currently in place in major cocoa producing areas to propose and disseminate measures to enhance the sustainability of cocoa farming target the appropriate measures to enhance the sustainability of cocoa farming.

The study is expected to provide ICCO Member countries and other cocoa stakeholders, a technical manual containing a detailed description of the selected farming models, including agronomic, geographical, economic, social and environmental traits as basis for setting up capacity building programme in farm communities

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Global Review of Cocoa Farming Systems

B27407 Cocoa Grower Guide English

B27407 Cocoa Grower Guide French

B27407 Cocoa Grower Guide Spanish

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The project is in response to the European commission Regulation NO. 488/2014 which established a Maximum Residue Levels of 0.1 – 0.8 mg/kg of cadmium in chocolate products (depending on the percentage of total dry cocoa solids contained). The project will support the participating countries in their coordination and information sharing efforts on best practices for cadmium mitigation and remediation in cocoa as well as to enhance their technical capacity to analyze cadmium levels in cocoa beans. The project will contribute to improving knowledge of cadmium presence in cocoa growing areas through analyses and mapping. The project will also create awareness about cadmium contamination and measures for mitigation and remediation along the cocoa value chain.

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The goal of the project is to maintain market access of cocoa and cocoa-derived products from the Latin America and the Caribbean region by application of strategies for reducing the levels of cadmium concentrations while contributing to poverty alleviation and ensuring food safety. The objective of the project is to better manage cadmium concentration in cocoa and cocoa-derived products from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago through coordinated regional approach, in order to comply with new trade measures establishing cadmium limits.

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The project proposal was reviewed and approved by the Economics Committee at is fourteenth meeting in September 2019. The ICCO Secretariat will submit the project proposal to the Standard and Trade Development Facility (STDF) for grant financing consideration at its meeting in July 2020. The project proposal will also be submitted to other potential donors to secure the necessary co-financing for the project.

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The overall objective of the project is to implement a major programme of awareness-raising and capacity building in Africa to assist smallholder cocoa farmers in mitigating the negative impact of intra-seasonal cocoa price volatility and securing more predictable and ultimately better incomes from cocoa growing.
The project will broadly identify the specific impacts of cocoa price volatility and the strategies in place to cope with them in other to develop policy recommendations to improve strategies for price risk management. More importantly, the project will assess and select appropriate price risk management strategies and enhance the capacity of cocoa farmers and traders to use them.
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The project was completed and closed in March 2018.

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Please click here to download the Project Completion Report (PCR)

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The creation of warehouse-receipt systems and commodity exchanges is seen as a valuable means of improving the performance of agricultural marketing systems in Africa, following the liberalization introduced in the 1980s. Progress in the promotion of these systems and the related market institutions in Africa have generally been slow or limited. However, judging by the successful experiences in a number of developing countries in Asia and Latin America, as well as in South Africa, there is every reason to expect that such systems can become a strategically-important element for transforming agricultural marketing systems in Africa, helping to address some of the factors contributing to the present inefficiency in the trading of agricultural produce, and at the same time contributing considerably to the reduction of poverty among the rural population.  Given the importance of the agriculture sector for the economy of Cameroon and the innovative nature of this project, it is important to conduct a feasibility study for the development of warehouse-receipt systems and of a commodity exchange in the country, to ensure a correct framework is put in place for the agricultural sector to thrive and have a positive impact on farmers’ livelihood.

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The main objective of the project is to carry out a feasibility study in Cameroon with a view to assessing the potential and possible conditions for the creation and operation of a commodity exchange, based on a warehouse receipt system.   This exchange would include transactions involving the key country’s agricultural commodities (cash and subsistence crops).

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The project consultant finalized the feasibility study in Cameroon. A first draft of the study is currently being finalized by the consultan. Thereafter, authorities from Cameroon will organize a meeting between the PEA and a the project technical committee to review the results of the feasibility study and establish the way forward for the implementation of a Commodity Exchange in Cameroon. Once approved, the report of the feasibility study will be made available. The project is expected to commence before the end of 2014.