The cocoa sector is addressing child labour through sustainability programs designed to help households achieve a living income—the net annual income necessary for a household to afford a decent standard of living. Families living below this benchmark often face difficult choices, relying on children for agricultural work and household chores instead of sending them toContinue reading “A Digital Leap for Rural Finance”
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Building Financial Resilience in Togo
The combined power of individualised coaching and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are reshaping farming practices, empowering communities, and improving livelihoods
Increasing Cocoa Yields in Ghana
The combined power of individualised coaching and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are reshaping farming practices, empowering communities, and improving livelihoods
Transforming Farmer Livelihoods in Togo
The combined power of individualised coaching and Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are reshaping farming practices, empowering communities, and improving livelihoods
Farm of the Future
The Farm of the Future project in Ghana is a pioneering initiative to transform cocoa farming into a sustainable and climate-resilient industry.
Turning Rural Women into Entrepreneurs
Loans from Village Saving and Loan Associations can be used to fund ventures in farming or other businesses, or to finance school fees — all with the aim of diversifying the incomes of women.
Challenging Gender Norms
VSLAs are helping to give women financial autonomy and self-sufficiency through trainings in business and household planning.
Circular Solutions
As many farmers do not use chemical fertilisers on their plantations due to the increasing costs, we are testing the efficacy of locally made compost to fertilise cocoa plantations and increase yields.
FarmSeal – Securing Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers
A lack of secured ownership rights to farmlands reduces smallholder farmers’ incentives to make long-term investments in their farms. By providing farmers with access to land titling, we are working to change the status quo.
Can Biochar Help Combat Deforestation and Climate Change?
A new research project is exploring how waste from cocoa production can reduce the environmental impact of cocoa farming and sustainably increase production.