The International Cocoa Organization, in partnership with its Member countries and development agencies, prepares cocoa development projects and seek for their financing for implementation contributing to achieving a sustainable world cocoa economy
The ICCO Secretariat invites organizations and institutions in Member countries to submit project ideas, project concept note, project profiles or full project proposals for its consideration..
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CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO
Completed
The main goal of the project is to improve the productivity of cocoa farms by reducing losses to indigenous pests and diseases through awareness-raising and capacity building on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
CAMEROON, NIGERIA, SIERRA LEONE AND TOGO
Completed
The overall objective of the project is to provide cocoa smallholder farmers with the capacity to tackle appropriately their exposure to cocoa price risk.
INDONESIA, MALAYSIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Completed
The overall development objective of this project is to improve market access for cocoa from Asia through capacity building in SPS and food safety practices and compliance.
CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO
Completed
CAMEROON, TOGO
Completed
ALL COCOA PRODUCING COUNTRIES
Completed
BRAZIL, CAMEROON, COSTA RICA, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, ECUADOR, GHANA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PERU, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed
CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, GHANA, NIGERIA, TOGO
Completed
MALAYSIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Completed
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Completed
The practical objective of the project is to broaden and increase the supply of cocoa beans of “liquor” quality and to bring about a general improvement in the quality of beans for the processing industry.
CÔTE D’IVOIRE
Completed
ECUADOR, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed
The project aims to evaluate the characteristics of fine/flavour and bulk cocoas through a series of scientific evaluations of physical, chemical and organoleptic parameters, and to provide methodologies, standards and instruments for universal use in differentiating fine/flavour from bulk cocoa.
BRAZIL, ECUADOR, PERU
Completed
This research and development project was aimed at developing and releasing new cocoa plant varieties which are more uniform, more productive and more tolerant to disease, particularly to witches’ broom.
CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, NIGERIA
Completed
The aim of the project is to improve the functioning of cocoa markets.
BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, ECUADOR, GHANA, MALAYSIA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, VENEZUELA
Completed
The project is aimed at the development and distribution of improved, pest and disease-resistant varieties of cocoa planting materials by making optimal use of cocoa germplasm which produces good-quality cocoa and achieves higher and sustainable production levels.
GHANA
Completed
The overall objective of the project was to develop and transfer appropriate technologies for the commercial processing of cocoa by-products and cocoa wastes to improve the income-generating capacity of the cocoa industry in cocoa-producing countries countries.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Completed
The general objective of the project was to provide a basis for determining the feasibility, strategy and instruments for undertaking a generic-promotion campaign for cocoa in the Russian Federation.
BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, GHANA, NIGERIA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Completed
AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA AND OCEANIA
Under Implementation
Smallholder farms are characterized by their small size and low productivity coupled with limited alternative income-earning opportunities for the farmers. However, there is an array of different cocoa farming systems and technical advices to farmers need to be better adapted to their specific farming context.
The University of Reading will carry out a literature review and a comparative analysis of existing data and information on cocoa farming systems. Additional information will be gathered from research and extension services providers in cocoa producing countries, cocoa and chocolate companies, certification agencies and universities, etc
AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA and OCEANIA
Under Implementation
Most cocoa farmers still live in conditions of extreme poverty despite all the efforts from various stakeholders to lift them out of it. Nevertheless, it is possible to enhance the economic and social sustainability of the cocoa supply chain while improving its environmental sustainability by contracting farmers and their communities into reforestation and afforestation programmes – i.e. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) – implemented at national and farm levels.
INDONESIA
Under Development
The productivity of cocoa farms in Indonesia is very low as a result of poor crop management practices and cocoa pest and disease pressure especially VSD and PPR. The project will address this problem in part by raising awareness on prevention and control of VSD and PPR diseases of cocoa; enhancing institutional capacities to prevent and control VSD and PPR; and transferring knowledge to farmers through Farmer Field School (FFS) approach.
LATIN AMERICA
Under development
The project is in response to the European commission Regulation NO. 488/2014 which established a Maximum Residue Levels of 0.1 – 0.8 mg/kg of cadmium in chocolate products (depending on the percentage of total dry cocoa solids contained). The project will support the participating countries in their coordination and information sharing efforts on best practices for cadmium mitigation and remediation in cocoa as well as to enhance their technical capacity to analyze cadmium levels in cocoa beans. The project will contribute to improving knowledge of cadmium presence in cocoa growing areas through analyses and mapping. The project will also create awareness about cadmium contamination and measures for mitigation and remediation along the cocoa value chain.
LATIN AMERICA
Under Development
The project will use the platform and success story of the Cocoa of Excellence (CoEx) programme to rejuvenate the production and trade of fine flavour cocoa in the Caribbean. The project will involve establishing national CoEx programmes to develop national competitions leading to international competion in CoEx. The project will improve cocoa quality by building capacity in fermentation and drying, laboratory assessments, aromatic and flavour testing, best post-harvest handling and cocoa beans traceability measures.
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