Jan122021
Best practices for teaching cacao agroforestry
A group of ISARA-Lyon Master of Agroecology students recently undertook a project with Cacao Forest to investigate the current best practices fo...
Our goals
Cacao Forest aims to create the sustainable cocoa of the future. Through agroforestry – growing cocoa trees alongside other types of tree – we hope to create innovative agricultural models that will increase the quality and productivity of the cocoa trees, improve farmers’ livelihoods and protect the environment.
To truly change the way cocoa is grown and to have a positive impact on farmers’ lives and the environment, we are working together with people all along the value chain, from producers and researchers, to NGOs, private companies and customers. Together we are innovating together for the sustainable cocoa cultivation of tomorrow.
Last news from the field
Nov212019
ISO 34101: an international standard for sustainable cocoa
The cocoa industry is fractured and complex. Producing countries are spread out along the equator, and farms worldwide use many different agricultu...
Aug262019
What is agroforestry?
Agroforestry is a core component of the Cacao Forest project, and we think it is important to take the time to explain this system and approach. Ov...
Jun202019
Preliminary results presented at the World Congress on Agroforestry
From May 20 to 22, 2019, in Montpellier, France, CIRAD and INRA hosted the World Congress on Agroforestry in partnership with World Agroforestry (I...
Nov062018
The men and women of Cacao Forest meet in the Dominican Republic!
From October 12-15, 2018, Cacao Forest project partners literally gathered together in the fields of the Dominican Republic. Meeting face to face o...
Mar212017
An interview with Alexandre, field coordinator in the Dominican Republic
Since Cacao Forest kicked off in the Dominican Republic in 2016, the Cacao Forest team has been hard at work developing the project on the ground. ...
Our project in Dominican Republic
Cacao Forest aims to create innovative ways for sustainable cocoa farming in the Dominican Republic, which is the leading global exporter of certified organic cocoa at this date.
Our vision
Driven by a wide variety of players, Cacao Forest’s vision is to innovate for sustainable cocoa cultivation.
Improve the resilience of rural communities
Diversify producers' incomes
Protect the environment
Increase farm productivity
The partnership
Through Cacao Forest, private companies, NGO, scientists, educators, and end-consumers are for the first time partnering with producers and local experts to create a way to grow cocoa that will help society and the environment over the long term.
