Yara activities in

the cacao sector

Yara is a global supplier of fertilizers and

nutrition advice to cacao farmers

Product

Knowledge

Advice

3 key elements of Yara’s

position in cacao:

Ghana

– Trials in co-operation with CRIG (Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana) at farm

level as well as on station

– Demonstration at different farmer sites to compare the local Yara program

– Implementation of best nutrient management through CAA (Cocoa Abrabopa

Association), farmers meeting gathering 12,000 farmers in a stadium

Yara’s co-operations with cocoa associations

and research institutes

Indonesia

– Trials in co-operation with USAID/Amarta II project

– Farmers demonstration with Meroke, our local business partner

Vietnam

– Public Private Partnership with Mars, Cargill, MARD (Ministry of Agriculture), University of Tu

Duc, Roots of Peace, Helvetas.

– Farmers demonstration in Mekong Delta and in the Highlands in collaboration with Grand

Place Chocolate and the WASI Research Institute

Yara’s co-operations with cacao associations and

research institutes (Continued)

Focus on key

results from

Ghana

The fundamentals of the success story for

cocoa farmers in Ghana

An increase in yield as well as quality improvement when applying the

Yara Crop Nutrition program for cacao,

Therefore farmers are able to get more returns!

What makes the Cacao Crop Nutrition Program so special in Ghana?

– A complementary product: YaraLiva Nitrabor

YaraLiva NITRABOR

25.9% Calcium (CaO)

15.4% Total Nitrogen

– 14.1% Nitrate

– 1.3% Ammonium

0.3% Boron

Bulk density (loose) = 1.1kg/l

Granulometry (ISO) = 90% 2 -

4mm

Colour : yellow

Dry application

Results from the field

Healthier cacao trees

Dense an dark green foliage

With Yara Crop Nutrition

Less dense and less green foliage

With Farmers practices

Reducing the black pod

disease with YaraLiva

Nitrabor

Cacao trees receiving YaraLiva Nitrabor

Some farmers have experienced a yield

of 2 to 3.75 mt/ha using the Yara Crop

Nutrition Program

Harvest - with Yara Crop Nutrition Program

Harvest – with Farmers practices – high level of

black pod infection

With Yara Crop Nutrition:

Higher yields, more pods & heavier

beans

YaraLiva Nitrabor also impacts on quality

With Yara With Farmers practices

Possible

improvement in

cacao nutrition in

the Philippines

Balanced Nutrition is key as every nutrient has its

role on plant growth

Balanced nutrition is needed to increase yield

Farmer fertilizer

application in the

Philippines

Nutrient uptake ratio

whole plant

Seeds in pod from low K

application fail to fill completely

Source: Modified after Thong & Ng (1978)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

N P2O5 K2O N P2O5 K2O

Nu

trie

nt R

ati

o N

= 1

…To also reduce Cherelle Wilt –

a physiological disorder

Factors related to cherelle wilt are:

Water stress,

poor drainage,

nutrient deficiencies (N, P, B & Ca),

incidence of pests and diseases

Physiology: abnormal embryo

… And to improve leaf flush

Leaves develop on cacao as groups or ‘flushes’.

Leaves from one flush will mature before the next flush occurs.

Nutrients for a flush of growth are drawn from the older leaves

YaraMila WINNER : balanced nutrition for cacao

15 % Total Nitrogen (N)

– 6.7% Nitrate

– 8.3% Ammonium

9 % Total Phosphorous

- 6.3% soluble P2O5

20 % Potassium (K2O)

1.8% Magnesium (Mg)

3.8% Sulfur (S)

0.015 Boron (B)

0.02 Manganese (Mn)

0.02 Zinc (Zn)

Bulk density (loose) = 1.08kg/l

Granulometry (2-4) = 85%

Colour : green

Yara can assist the cacao farmers with many

more improvements

Visit us at our exhibition booth to know more

about our Cacao Crop Nutrition Program!