Innovating together for the sustainable cocoa of the future

Our goals

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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.

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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.

The project’s key missions

To monitor how its work is progressing, the people in charge of the Cacao Forest project have set out five Key Missions

Each Mission is broken down into goals and performance indicators are used to assess whether these goals are being met.

Supporting and consolidating the REP

Improving agroforestry knowledge and skills

Valoriser la commercialisation des produits associés au cacao

Contribuer à une nouvelle vision de la culture du cacao

Communiquer les réalisations du projet

Last news from the field

Jan052023

Third PRACAO technical meeting

The third technical meeting in preparation for the Dominican Cacao Plantations Agroforestry Rehabilitation Plan (PRACAO) was held on 23 November o...

Oct182022

Testimonies from the fields

We are happy to share this video from interviews with men and women who live the Cacao Forest project on a daily basis, in cocoa plantations, in th...

Sep192022

Cacao Forest technicians teach REP producers how to make organic fertilizers

Technicians working for the Participatory Experimental Network (REP) have teamed up with their partner producers to begin making biol, an organic f...

Sep192022

New scientific publication for Cacao Forest

Giulia Mattalia, who had previously worked for the Cacao Forest project, has published an article in the journal Agroforestry Systems, in collabora...

Aug172022

A look back at the 2nd Dominican Chocolate Festival

Cacao Forest played an active part in the 2nd Dominican Chocolate Festival, which took place in Santo Domingo from 8 to 17 July 2022. Here is a run...

Aug172022

The Festival of Dominican Cacao

The second edition of the Festival, of which Cacao Forest is a partner, is taking place in the Dominican Republic from 8 to 17 July 2022. This is a...

Our focus is on the long-term future of cocoa

Our project in Dominican Republic

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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.

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Our vision

Driven by a wide variety of players, Cacao Forest’s vision is to innovate for sustainable cocoa cultivation.

Améliorer la résilience des communautés rurales

Improve the resilience of rural communities

Diversify producers' incomes

Protect the environment

Accroître la productivité de l'exploitation

Increase farm productivity

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Innovating together for the sustainable cocoa of the future

Our goals