24F AgroEco - Optimised cocoa agroforestry & climate finance for improved climate resilience and livelihoods of smallholders - Ghana

About this project

The project promotes evidence-based cocoa agroforestry and related climate-smart practices to reduce climate vulnerability and improve livelihoods. It will support and reward 5,000 vulnerable farmers to adopt sustainable, profitable cocoa agroforestry. The project will introduce kilns for farmers to convert organic waste into biochar for soil improvement and unlock climate finance to scale, sustain and reinforce interventions long-term. The project will help supply chain companies to deliver on their science-based carbon reduction commitments and support national efforts to mitigate climate change and improve farmers' income and resilience. This idea responds to the demand of ETG’s customers (global chocolate & confectionary manufacturers) with regard to sustainability, impact delivery and carbon in setting and unlocks a client premium of USD 150-200 per ton client to support farmers with environmental services. Innovative aspects include (1) multidimensional modelling to assess, optimize and monitor complex Cocoa Agroforestry Systems and (2) introduction of biochar kilns among cocoa farmers to convert organic waste for soil improvement and carbon sequestration.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark · Government

Countries

Ghana

Sectors

Agricultural developmentIII.1.a. Agriculture

Focus

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

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Accountable

Agro Eco – LGB

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-3-1-289157-37247.

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