The team
This ambitious project brings together partners from a variety of backgrounds: cooperatives, scientists, NGOs, artisan chocolatiers and organic fair trade companies, who are working together to reinvent cocoa farming, with respect for people and nature.
Following the success of phase 1 of the project in the Dominican Republic, CACAOFOREST is now rolling out in Côte d’Ivoire! The world’s leading cocoa producer, Côte d’Ivoire is currently facing numerous challenges: declining soil fertility, ageing cocoa plantations, heavy pest pressure, etc.
The three-year CACAOFOREST project (2025-2028) aims to restore soil fertility through agroforestry in order to ensure the sustainability of cocoa production.
Project structured around three objectives
Objective 1
Objective 1
Contribute to promoting agroforestry cocoa in Côte d'Ivoire and support changes in producers' practices towards economically sustainable agroecological practices that guarantee the preservation of resources as well as high-quality cocoa and regular production.
Objective 2
Objective 2
Accelerate the restoration of cocoa plantation soils through a participatory action research approach.
Objective 3
Objective 3
Improve training programmes for agricultural advisers to provide tailored, co-constructed support.
Our partners
- Tous
- Academic partners
- Coordination
- GIS Cacaoforest
- Partner cooperatives
Nitidae
Isara
Cirad
INPHB
Ecookim
CAPEDIG
SCOOPAGEA
Révillon
Ecotone
CÉMOI
Voisin
de Neuville
La Maison du Chocolat
Carambar&Co
Relais Desserts
Terra Isara
Valrhona
