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

Apr172023

Cacao Forest presents PRACAO to the Dominican Ministry of Agriculture

On 25 January 2023, Virginie Diaz Pedregal, Regional Director of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) in the Dominican Republic, accompan...

Mar022023

5th meeting of the Local Monitoring Committee

The fifth meeting of the Cacao Forest Project’s Local Monitoring Committee was held on the premises of the Comisión Nacional del Cacao on 17 Ja...

Feb272023

Video: Commercial exploitation of cacao-associated products

This video provides a clear summary of the following points: – the importance of the commercial exploitation of cacao-associated crops in our mod...

Feb062023

The road to sustainable cocoa growing 2022–2032

CIRAD has reaffirmed its cacao cultivation research priorities in a roadmap that includes the main features of the Cacao Forest project. The summar...

Feb062023

PRACAO: 4th technical meeting

The fourth technical committee meeting was held on the premises of the Comisión Nacional del Cacao (union of cocoa exporters) on Wednesday 14 Dec...

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...

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