Bees are arguably the most vital creatures on the planet. They are responsible for pollinating the vast majority of the world’s crops, a process which is crucial for the reproduction of many plants, including those that provide us with food.
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Mapping Farms and Protecting Forests: DRAs and the Cocoa Industry
One of ETG’s key strategies in helping to facilitate sustainable cocoa ecosystems is protecting native forests. In order to effectively know where deforestation is a pronounced risk, we utilise a tool known as a deforestation risk assessment.
Saving Succès-fully: How VSLAs are Strengthening Women’s Economic Cooperation
The Succès Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) group was formed in 2019 in the village of Aboudé, Côte d’Ivoire. Every Sunday, forty women meet in the BECIDA cooperative director’s garden to pool their savings and take out loans. During these meetings, they share personal experiences and offer each other advice and…
PROCASHEW: Cashew Sustainability with ETG | Beyond Beans
Over the past two years, 1,000 farmers at these cooperatives have completed trainings in GAP, and 2,000 are currently undergoing training. The beneficiary farmers together manage 8,420 hectares of land, 4,200 hectares of which are already under improved management practices or technologies with USDA assistance. Together, the beneficiary farmers have produced a collective 4,670 Mt of RCN since the project launched.
From Slash-and-Burn to Sustainable: How Biochar is Changing Cocoa Farming in Côte d’Ivoire
ETG | Beyond Beans is preparing to run pilot projects to test the applicability of biochar in live field sites. Our ultimate goal is to expand this project to circularise coffee projects in Uganda, cashew projects in Mozambique, and cocoa projects in Côte d’Ivoire, thereby reducing waste, providing carbon insetting, and minimising the environmental impact of the agricultural sector.
Raising the Bar: Cocoa and Gender Equality in Côte d’Ivoire
Bringing together actors from across the cocoa sector, the Cocoa Fruit Lab creates the first entirely women-owned micro-factory in Côte d’Ivoire to produce sustainable cocoa, speciality chocolate and cocoa juice.