Vision for Change (V4C) project supported by Mars Chocolate works with farmers to rejuvenate cocoa plantations and diversify them. Project is involving women. http://www.worldagroforestry.org/events/cocoa-farming

1. Revitalizing
cocoa
communi0es
in
CDI
through
increased
produc0vity
and
nutri0on:
Perspectives of the Vision for Change project
Agroforestry for food and nutritional security in Africa
Side event, 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week 15 July 2013

2. Outline
• Importance
of
Cocoa,
the
Food
for
the
Gods
(Theobroma)
• Vision
for
change
project:
Building
a
sustainable
cocoa
communi0es
in
Cote
d’Ivoire
– Revitaliza0on
– Invigorate
communi0es
• Diversifica0on,
a
step
toward
nutri0onal
security
– Sustainable
produc0on
– Improve
nutri0on

3. Importance
cocoa
• Côte
d’Ivoire
is
the
leading
cocoa
producers
and
represents
40%
of
the
world
produc0on.
• Cocoa
plays
a
major
role
in
the
economy
of
Côte
d’Ivoire
– contribu0ng
to
10%
of
its
GDP
–
suppor0ng
more
than
6
million
households.
Historically,
• The
food
of
Gods
• Privilege
for
upper
classes
• Edible
fruit,
chocolate
drink,
thousand
of
flavour…,
Now,
major
commodi0es
for
• chocolate,
• Other
products,
• Nutri0onal
and
Health
aYributes

4. Cocoa
sector
rehabilita2on
challenges
However,
cocoa
produc0on
faces
majors
challenges
• Deforesta0on
• aging
orchards,
• depleted
soils,
• insufficient
improved
plan0ng
material,
• emerging
pests
and
diseases
• Climate
Change
…

5. Overlap
Under-­‐nutri0on
and
cocoa
produc0on
• Serious
level
of
stun0ng
• High
child
mortality
rate
• Consequences:
– Reduced
labor
output
– Reduced
cogni0ve
development
and
educa0onal
performance
– Loss
of
household
incomes
0
10
20
30
40
Centre
East
South
South
West
Centre
Centre
West
West
Abidjan
Figure
1:
Stun2ng
and
Child
mortality
of
cocoa
producing
regions
of
Cote
d'Ivoire
%
Child
mortality
(%)
Stun0ng
(%)

6. Severe
Under-­‐nutri0on
in
major
cocoa
producing
regions
Region
Cocoa
Production
(1000
T)
Stunting
(%)
Child
mortality
(%)
Centre
East 68 25 13
South
289 29 13
South
West 369 29 16
Centre 24 30 13
Centre
West 467 30 17
West 191 34 11
Abidjan 0 12 10

7. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
• How
to
increase
cocoa
produc0vity
from
0.4
to
1.5
t/ha
by
2020,
and
ensure:
– appropriate
quality,
– improved
environmental
management
and
– viable
communi0es

8. :
Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Objec5ves
V4C
envisages
a
revitalized
cocoa
sector
in
Côte
d’Ivoire
with
empowered
farmers
producing
cocoa
on
diversified
farms
with
greater
produc0vity,
improved
quality
and
profitable
returns
in
thriving
rural
communi0es

9.
Strategy
• Introduce
Improved
technologies
to revitalize
old cocoa
plantations
• Invigorate
cocoa
communities

10. Areas
of
interven2on

11. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Demonstrate
a
package
of
rehabilita5on
technology
• Increase
access
to
improved
plan0ng
material
– Seed
gardens
– Clonal
gardens
– Tissue
culture
• Strengten
Farmer
Capacity
– Good
Agric
Prac0ces
– Fer0lizer
applica0on
– Farmer
business
school
• Demonstrate
improved
rehabilita0on
technologies
–
graeing
mature
tree
– Total
replanta0on
– Replan0ng
under
old
crop

12. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Innova5on
Plateform
• Demonstra2on
of
improved
re-­‐
habilita2on
technologies
• Training
CDC
X
100
Producers
X
20
CVCs
CVC
CVC
CVC
CVC
CVC
150
000
producers
by
2020
• Scale
up,
target
• Rural
entrepreneurship
• Nursery,
Service
providers
(graeing,
input,
advisory,
…)

13. Innova2on
plaKorm
• Graeing
ap0tude
• Poten0al
of
clones
• Comparison
of
rehabilita0on
technologies
• Capacity
strengthening
0
20
40
60
80
100
C1
C8
C9
C14
C15
C16
C17
C18
C20
C21
Taux
moyen
de
reussite
au
greffage
Clones
Figure
3:
GraUing
ap2tude
of
selected
clones
11%
26%
15%
15%
18%
15%
Fig.
4:
Age
group
of
CDC
demonstra2on
farms
[15-­‐20[
[20-­‐25[
[25-­‐30[
[30-­‐35[
[35-­‐40[
[40-­‐45[
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
C1
C9
C16
C15
C14
C18
C17
C8
Variables
de
produc2on
Clones
Figure
2:
Mean
averages
of
produc2on
variables
of
selected
clones
Nombre
total
de
Cabosses
Nombre
de
Cabosses
saines
Poids
Cabosses
(Kg)

14. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Building
capacity,
partnership
and
R4D
• Ministry
of
Agriculture
• Conseil
Café
Cacao
• Local
authori0es
• Producers
• Technical
partners
(NARES)
• Industry
partners
Effec2ve
par2cipatory
approach
&
partnership
with
cocoa
sector
stackeholders

15. Partnerships
NARES
partners
ANADER
CNRA
ENSEA
ESA
Univ
Bouake
Univ
Cocody
Farmers
organiza0on
Interna2onal
partners
IDH
Bioversity
WCF
(World
Cocoa
Founda0on)

16. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Invigorate
rural
communi5es
• Empower
communi0es
– Improve
living
standard
thru
public
and
community
investment
– Eliminate
child
labor
– Gender
equity
• Ownership
of
Local
development
– Par0cipatory
planning
and
funding
• Revenue
genera0ng
ac0vi0es

17. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
• How
to
improve
nutri0on
in
cocoa
producing
regions
while
improving
produc0vity
for
a
vibrant
communi0es?
– Diversifica0on
– Improve
income
– Nutri0on
educa0on

18. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Diversifica5on
,
a
step
toward
nutri5onal
security
• Empower
women
organiza0on
• Promote
revenue
genera0ng
ac0vi0es
• Promote
temporary
associa0on
with
food
crops
• Promote
local
produc0on
of
selected
food
crops
– Assess
food
habit
– Nutri0on
sensi0za0on

19. Project
Vision
for
Change
(V4C)
Diversifica5on
,
a
step
toward
nutri5onal
security
• Re-­‐introduce
nutri0ous
indigenous
fruit
trees
in
cocoa
produc0on
systems
– Barrier
crops
to
combat
CSSV
– Shade
crops
for
sustainable
cocoa
produc0on
• Nutri0on
Educa0on

20. Thank you
Merci
Christophe KOUAME
V4C Project Manager
ICRAF Cote d’Ivoire Country Program

21. V4C
with
the
collabora2on
of
…