Revitalizing  cocoa  communi0es  in  CDI  through  increased  produc0vity  and  nutri0on:  

Perspectives of the Vision for Change project

Agroforestry for food and nutritional security in Africa Side event, 6th Africa Agriculture Science Week 15 July 2013

Outline  

•  Importance  of  Cocoa,  the  Food  for  the  Gods  (Theobroma)  

•  Vision  for  change  project:  Building  a  sustainable  cocoa  communi0es  in  Cote  d’Ivoire  –  Revitaliza0on  –  Invigorate  communi0es  

•  Diversifica0on,  a  step  toward  nutri0onal  security  –  Sustainable  produc0on  –  Improve  nutri0on  

Importance  cocoa  

•  Côte  d’Ivoire  is  the  leading  cocoa  producers  and      represents  40%  of  the  world  produc0on.      

•  Cocoa  plays  a  major  role  in  the  economy  of  Côte  d’Ivoire    –  contribu0ng  to  10%  of  its  GDP  –   suppor0ng  more  than  6  

million  households.    

Historically,    •  The  food  of  Gods  •  Privilege  for  upper  classes  •  Edible  fruit,  chocolate  drink,  

thousand  of  flavour…,      Now,  major  commodi0es  for  •  chocolate,    •  Other  products,    •  Nutri0onal  and  Health  

aYributes  

Cocoa  sector  rehabilita2on  challenges  However,  cocoa  produc0on  faces  majors  challenges  

•  Deforesta0on  •  aging  orchards,    •  depleted  soils,    •  insufficient  improved  plan0ng  material,    

•  emerging  pests  and  diseases  

•  Climate  Change  …    

Overlap  Under-­‐nutri0on  and  cocoa  produc0on  

•  Serious  level  of  stun0ng  •  High  child  mortality  rate  

•  Consequences:  –  Reduced  labor  output  –  Reduced  cogni0ve  

development  and  educa0onal  performance  

–  Loss  of  household  incomes  0   10   20   30   40  

Centre  East  

South      

South  West  

Centre  

Centre  West  

West  

Abidjan  

Figure  1:  Stun2ng  and  Child  mortality  of  cocoa  producing  regions  of  Cote  d'Ivoire  

 

%  

Child  mortality  (%)  

Stun0ng  (%)  

Severe  Under-­‐nutri0on  in  major  cocoa  producing  regions  

RegionCocoa  Production  

(1000  T)Stunting  

(%)Child  mortality  

(%)Centre  East 68 25 13South     289 29 13South  West 369 29 16Centre 24 30 13Centre  West 467 30 17West 191 34 11Abidjan 0 12 10

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  

•  How  to  increase  cocoa  produc0vity  from  0.4  to  1.5  t/ha  by  2020,  and  ensure:  –  appropriate  quality,    –  improved  environmental  management  and    

–  viable  communi0es  

:  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Objec5ves  

V4C  envisages  a  revitalized  cocoa  sector  

in  Côte  d’Ivoire  with  empowered  farmers  producing  cocoa  on  diversified  farms  with  greater  produc0vity,  improved  quality  and  profitable  returns  in  

thriving  rural  communi0es  

 Strategy  

 •  Introduce Improved technologies to revitalize old cocoa plantations

•  Invigorate cocoa communities

Areas  of  interven2on    

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Demonstrate  a  package  of  rehabilita5on  technology  

•  Increase  access  to  improved  plan0ng  material  –  Seed  gardens  –  Clonal  gardens  –  Tissue  culture  

•  Strengten  Farmer  Capacity  –  Good  Agric  Prac0ces  –  Fer0lizer  applica0on  –  Farmer  business  school  

•  Demonstrate  improved  rehabilita0on  technologies  –   graeing  mature  tree  –  Total  replanta0on  –  Replan0ng  under  old  crop  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Innova5on  Plateform  

•  Demonstra2on  of  improved  re-­‐habilita2on  technologies  

•  Training    CDC  

X  100  Producers  

X  20  CVCs  

CVC  CVC   CVC   CVC  CVC  

150  000  producers  by  2020  

•  Scale  up,  target  

•  Rural  entrepreneurship  •  Nursery,  Service  

providers  (graeing,  input,  advisory,  …)  

Innova2on  plaKorm  

•  Graeing  ap0tude  •  Poten0al  of  clones  •  Comparison  of  

rehabilita0on  technologies  •  Capacity  strengthening  

0  

20  

40  

60  

80  

100  

C1   C8   C9   C14  C15  C16  C17  C18  C20  C21  

Taux  m

oyen

 de  reussite  au  

greff

age  

Clones  

Figure  3:    GraUing  ap2tude  of  selected  clones  

11%  

26%  

15%  15%  

18%  

15%  

Fig.  4:  Age  group  of    CDC  demonstra2on  farms  

[15-­‐20[  

[20-­‐25[  

[25-­‐30[  

[30-­‐35[  

[35-­‐40[  

[40-­‐45[  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  

C1   C9   C16   C15   C14   C18   C17   C8  

Variables  de  produc2on  

Clones  

Figure  2:  Mean  averages  of  produc2on  variables  of  selected  clones  

Nombre  total  de  Cabosses  Nombre  de  Cabosses  saines  Poids  Cabosses  (Kg)  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Building  capacity,  partnership  and  R4D  

•  Ministry  of  Agriculture  •  Conseil  Café  Cacao  •  Local  authori0es  •  Producers  •  Technical  partners  

(NARES)  •  Industry  partners  

Effec2ve  par2cipatory  approach  &  partnership  with  cocoa  sector  stackeholders  

Partnerships  NARES  partners  

ANADER  CNRA  ENSEA  ESA  Univ  Bouake  Univ  Cocody  Farmers  organiza0on    

 Interna2onal  partners  IDH  Bioversity    WCF  (World  Cocoa  Founda0on)  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Invigorate  rural  communi5es  

•  Empower  communi0es  –  Improve  living  standard  thru  

public  and  community  investment  

–  Eliminate  child  labor  –  Gender  equity  

•  Ownership  of  Local  development  –  Par0cipatory  planning  and  

funding  

•  Revenue  genera0ng  ac0vi0es  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  

•  How  to  improve  nutri0on  in  cocoa  producing  regions  while  improving  produc0vity  for  a  vibrant  communi0es?  –  Diversifica0on  –  Improve  income  –  Nutri0on  educa0on  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Diversifica5on  ,  a  step  toward  nutri5onal  security  

•  Empower  women  organiza0on  

•  Promote  revenue  genera0ng  ac0vi0es  

•  Promote  temporary  associa0on  with  food  crops  

•  Promote  local  produc0on  of  selected  food  crops  –  Assess  food  habit  –  Nutri0on  sensi0za0on  

Project  Vision  for  Change  (V4C)  Diversifica5on  ,  a  step  toward  nutri5onal  security  

•  Re-­‐introduce  nutri0ous  indigenous  fruit  trees  in  cocoa  produc0on  systems  –  Barrier  crops  to  combat  

CSSV  –  Shade  crops  for  

sustainable  cocoa  produc0on  

•  Nutri0on  Educa0on  

Thank you Merci

Christophe KOUAME V4C Project Manager

ICRAF Cote d’Ivoire Country Program

V4C  with  the  collabora2on  of  …