Professionalisation of cocoa producers and their organisations in sustainable cocoa production in Côte dIvoire

About this project

Context: In Côte d’Ivoire, around one million smallholder farmers cultivate cocoa, mostly on just a few hectares of land. As a result of low productivity, price volatility and external shocks, such as disease or weather and climate phenomena, producers often earn much less than a living income. In addition, producers are often not organised and the existing farmers’ associations lack professional management. This makes it much more difficult for them to access financing and provide services to members. At the same time, cocoa cultivation has been the main driver of deforestation in recent decades. Objective: The cocoa supply chain in selected regions of Côte d‘Ivoire has been adapted to economic, regulatory, environmental and social challenges, with the involvement of all supply chain stakeholders. Approach: The project focuses on the following measures: - Improving cocoa farmers’ production with tried-and-tested training. The focus is on adapting to climate change and protecting natural means of production, such as fertile soil. - Providing training and advisory services to cocoa farmer organisations in order to safeguard their long-term market access and enable them to offer their members high-quality services for consolidating production. - Implementing, assessing and refining stable and socially conscious procurement practices together with member companies of the German Initiative on Sustainable Cocoa. - Supporting joint learning and innovation through dialogue between…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 10Reduced Inequalities

Published by

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) · Government

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Sectors

Forestry policy and administrative managementForestry development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Places

Yamoussoukro

Published by Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: DE-1-202421790.

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