This simple question is one many cocoa farmers ask as they don’t see what happens to their cocoa beans after they leave the farm. For World Cocoa and Chocolate Day 2025, Nestlé Ghana hosted 15 of our cocoa farmers from the Ashanti Region at its Tema factory, giving them a firsthand look at how theirContinue reading “What Happens to My Cocoa?”
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Harnessing Cocoa Waste for Biochar Production and Climate-Resilient Cocoa Farming
By piloting biochar production from farm waste on an industrial scale and applying it on cocoa farms, the project aims to show that agricultural waste can become an opportunity for farmers.
Farm of the Future
This innovative project will establish a 4-hectare model farm near Kumasi, Ghana to showcase the benefits of agroforestry-based cocoa production. This model farm and accompanying learning centre aim to empower local farmers with techniques that enhance yields, restore biodiversity, and increase resilience against climate change. The project is structured into multiple phases to ensure systematicContinue reading “Farm of the Future”
EmpowHER
Project Duration: September 2024 – October 2027Country: Côte d’IvoireKey Objective: Enable households in cocoa-growing communities to generate more income and improve children’s well-being through Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs). Background Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s largest cocoa and cashew producer and the third-largest coffee producer in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, smallholder farmers remain vulnerable due toContinue reading “EmpowHER”
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.
The Logistics of Contemporary Cocoa
Welcome to the third part of our series explaining cocoa! The previous posts in this series explained the history of cacao and cocoa. This post will explain how the contemporary cocoa industry works.
A Very Short History of Cocoa
Understanding the history of cocoa is vital for not only shedding light on how cocoa came to be the commodity it is today, but also for comprehending the complex web of social, economic, and political circumstances which make designing and implementing sustainability projects in cocoa ever more complicated.