{"id":260,"date":"2022-08-25T18:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/cocoa\/?page_id=260"},"modified":"2022-08-26T11:41:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T10:41:35","slug":"a-global-review-of-cocoa-farming-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/cocoa\/projects\/a-global-review-of-cocoa-farming-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"A Global Review of Cocoa Farming Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The purpose of this review is to assess the characteristics of cocoa farming systems globally. This will facilitate a better understanding of routes to more sustainable and high-yielding cocoa farming systems that will improve the income of farmers whilst meeting all the quality and food safety requirements of the cocoa market.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”266″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/www.icco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Global-Review-of-Cocoa-Farming-Systems_Final.pdf”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]A review of the published literature was conducted on the characteristics of cocoa farms in 28 countries. Furthermore, expert consultants have provided an analysis of the cocoa farming systems within five key producing countries: Brazil, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Ecuador, Ghana, and Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Compiled and edited by: Andrew Daymond1<\/sup>, Diana Giraldo Mendez1<\/sup>, Paul Hadley1<\/sup>\u00a0and Philippe Bastide2<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

1<\/sup>School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK
\n2<\/sup>Cacao Consultant & Cie, Montpellier, France<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Expert consultants who have contributed to this document: Soetanto Abdoellah (Indonesia), Kofi Acheampong (Ghana), Freddy Amores (Ecuador), Dario Anhert (Brazil), Dany Claude Konan (C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire).<\/p>\n

Project funded by the\u00a0International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO)<\/a>\u00a0and the Swiss Foundation of the Cocoa and Chocolate Economy<\/span><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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A Global Guide to Cocoa Farming Systems<\/h2>\n

A summary of the comprehensive information in \u2018A Global Review of Cocoa Farming Systems\u2019 prepared by the University of Reading for ICCO. The information derived has been used to characterise different farming systems globally and aims to help stakeholders better identify routes towards higher and more sustainable cocoa production.<\/p>\n

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