From July 10 to 16, 2025, Mr. Christophe David, President of the CacaoForest Scientific Interest Group (GIS), carried out a mission in Côte d’Ivoire. The GIS CacaoForest brings together all technical and financial partners of the project.
The visit aimed to strengthen collaboration, review ongoing activities, and share perspectives for the next phase of the project, with a particular focus on highlighting achieved results and promoting their dissemination beyond the two pilot cooperatives, CAPEDIG and SCOOPAGEA.
- Several strategic meetings marked the mission:
- Working sessions with the management of Groupe Cémoi and a tour of the factory,
- Discussions with the leadership of Ecookim,
- Meeting with the Director of ESA-INPHB and CIRAD in Yamoussoukro,
- Internal meetings between the Nitidæ project coordination team and the GIS President.
A highlight of the visit was the field meeting in Afféry at the SCOOPAGEA cooperative on July 12. This provided a valuable opportunity to engage directly with producers on agroforestry, sustainable soil management, and responsible farming practices—core themes of the CacaoForest approach.
