IDH - the sustainable trade initiative
Cocoa
Improving livelihoods of 300.000 cocoa farmers by 2020 to keep up with global sustainable demandIn cocoa, IDH focuses on prototyping innovative field-level projects that make cocoa farming a sustainable business for the farmer, and cocoa supply more secure for the industry. Our neutral positioning as a convenor and knowledge broker, allows us to take risks in testing and developing innovative projects to generate insights that benefit the entire cocoa supply chain.
We work on programs and initiatives that aim to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers and elevate them from poverty to middle class, while simultaneously ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of fair and high quality cocoa for the global market. Learning and best practice from field level projects is fed back into the industry as a whole in order to improve and join-up existing supply chain initiatives.
Three areas of innovation are focused on through the program:
Productivity – by building capacity at the farmer level through relevant and accessible training initiatives that improve efficiency and ‘bankability’;
Community – gender empowerment and curbing malnutrition in cocoa communites;
Environment – sustainable land use and zero net deforestation in the wider Taï Forest region.
By working to improve the productivity of cocoa farmers and address fundamental issues around gender discrimination, malnutrition and ecological degradation, a more secure and steady supply of high-quality and sustainable cocoa can be guaranteed for the global market.
Facts & Figures
IDH-private sector (sustainability) investments ratio
Number of producers/workers/ community members trained
Area where trained practices are applied (hectares)
News
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22 Sep 2017IDH is proud to announce that Andre Dellevoet former Group CEO for the Agricultural Business Initiative in Uganda is IDH its senior Africa strategist. With his extensive experience in various African countries, working with partners such as AGRA, BMGF and SNV and numerous bilateral and multilateral agencies he is a great asset to IDH
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23 Jun 2017Le mardi 13 juin 2017, de 09H00 à 17h00, s’est tenue à Abidjan, la première Table Ronde sur l’Initiative Cacao et Forêts. Cette journée d’échanges et de réflexions, lancée par la Ministre de la Salubrité, de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable en personne, a rassemblé près d’une centaine de personnes issues du secteur public, du privé et de la société civile. Les présentations faites pendant la rencontre sont disponibles sur ce site.
Supported initiatives in Cocoa
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The Farm and Cooperative Investment Program
Support bankability of cocoa cooperatives and farmers, enabling them to become more professional and to invest in their farms
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Cocoa & Forests Initiative
Working towards development of a common vision and joint framework of action in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. with national governments, cocoa companies, civil society, donors and the World Cocoa Foundation (WCF)
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Cocoa Fertilizer Initiative
Aiming to limit farm expansion and deforestation by returning soil fertility to key cocoa growing regions in Côte d’Ivoire.
Partners in the Cocoa sector
