COCOA LIFE IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Côte d'Ivoire is the world's largest producer of cocoa (the second largest is Ghana and the third largest is Indonesia). Cocoa Life has been active in Côte d'Ivoire since 2013. At the end of 2022, Cocoa Life reached ~ 64,000 farmers in ~ 1,410 communities.
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Farmers currently participating in Cocoa Life
Cocoa Life active in country since
Cocoa Life communities
Cocoa Life origin team members
Cocoa Life's government partner
A STORY ON ENVIRONMENT IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
"WE LEARNED simple ways to improve the local environment and our income."
By Amoin Assahoure, Farmer and President of VSLA of Assawlekro, Côte d'Ivoire
A STORY ON COMMUNITY IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
"TO CREATE CHANGE IN A COMMUNITY, ITS MEMBERS NEED TO GET INVOLVED."
By Cyrille N’Guessan, cocoa farmer and member and treasurer of the Gnandi Community Development Committee
At Cocoa Life in Côte d’Ivoire, we continue to collaborate with implementing partners and government bodies to help make cocoa farming more profitable, empower communities and protecting forests. Community Action Plans are key to help lift cocoa communities so they can advocate for their development needs and shape their own future. We see that they are prioritizing investments in additional businesses, school infrastructure, water, and health projects.
Ahmadou Cisse, Head of Cocoa Life Côte d’Ivoire, Mondelēz International
This dashboard demonstrates the scale achieved by the end of 2022 and how Cocoa Life is making progress in key cocoa-producing countries. Cocoa Life monitors the below indicators under three focus areas, which we put in place with our partners.
A STORY ON FARMING IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE
"THROUGH COCOA LIFE, WE ARE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NEW FARMING TECHNIQUES AND LEARN TO MASTER GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES."
By Amadou Ouattara, cocoa farmer