Please use the following link to view the recent TV Interview given by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i. to Thomson Reuters.
TV Interview given by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga. (External Link)
Please use the following link to view the recent TV Interview given by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga, Executive Director a.i. to Thomson Reuters.
TV Interview given by Dr. Jean-Marc Anga. (External Link)
The Executive Director is pleased to announce that Switzerland joined the International Cocoa Agreement, 2010 on 22 December 2010 and that Sierra Leone joined the International Cocoa Agreement, 2001 on 4 October 2010.
DURATION: |
Two years |
LOCATION: |
CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO |
NATURE OF PROJECT: |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards |
ESTIMATED TOTAL COST: |
US$ 6,264,109 |
GRANT FINANCING: |
US$ 593,460 – STDF |
EXTERNAL CO-FINANCING: |
US$ 3,43,700 EDES; CropLife Africa; UNDP |
COUNTERPART FINANCING: |
US$ 2,326,949 |
PROJECT EXECUTING AGENCY (PEA): |
Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la recherche et le Conseil Agricole (FIRCA) |
PROJECT SUPERVISORY BODY: |
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) |
PROJECT STARTING DATE: |
January 2011 |
COMPLETION DATE: |
December 2013 |
Brief DescriptionThe objective of the project is to maintain market access for cocoa beans from Africa through capacity building in SPS, in order to produce good quality cocoa that complies with the relevant international regulations and legislation on pesticide residues and other harmful substances.
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Project StatusThe project was completed and closed in December 2013.
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Implementation Results
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DURATION: |
Two years |
LOCATION: |
CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO |
NATURE OF PROJECT: |
Market Access and Market Development |
ESTIMATED TOTAL COST: |
US$ 6,264,109 |
STDF/WTO GRANT: |
US$ 593,460 |
CO-FINANCING: |
US$ 3,343,700 |
COUNTERPART FINANCING: |
US$ 2,326,949 |
PROJECT EXECUTING AGENCY (PEA): |
Fonds Interprofessionnel pour la Recherche et le Conseil Agricole (FIRCA), Côte d’Ivoire |
PROJECT SUPERVISORY BODY: |
International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) |
PROJECT STARTING DATE: |
January 2011 |
COMPLETION DATE: |
December 2013 |
Brief DescriptionThe main activities of the project will include creating awareness among cocoa farmers and other stakeholders along the cocoa supply chain about SPS standards in cocoa; enhancing the capacity of relevant stakeholders to apply the rational pesticides use component of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Warehousing Practices (GWP); enhancing the institutional capacity in-country to monitor and enforce adherence to SPS standards in cocoa; and strengthen regional collaboration to support institutional capacity in individual countries to apply SPS standards in cocoa.
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Project ObjectivesThe overall objective of this project is to maintain market access for cocoa beans from Africa through capacity building in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS), in order to produce good quality cocoa that complies with the relevant international regulations and legislations on pesticides residues and other harmful substances.
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Implementation StatusProject implementation under the STDF grant was completed by 31/12/2013. The project results and dissemination workshop was organized in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 10-13 December 2013 and the presentations and report can be viewed on the project website. 21 recommendations were agreed to further strengthen the results of the project in addressing cocoa SPS issues.
The five countries involved in the project expressed a strong willingness to pursue the efforts initiated during the project. They decided to collaborate, exchange and share experiences and to meet on regular basis to review progress. A website has been set up (www.icco.org/sps) to present information on project activities and SPS regulations. |
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is an inter-governmental organization established in 1973 under the auspices of the United Nations and operating within the framework of successive International Cocoa Agreements.
ICCO Secretariat
International Cocoa Organization
ICCO Building – II Plateaux – Vallon
ENA – Avenue Boga Doudou
06 BP 1166 Abidjan 06
Côte d’Ivoire
Tel: +225 27 22 51 49 50/51
Fax: +225 27 22 51 49 79
E-mail: info@icco.org