COCOA LIFE IN NIGERIA
In 2023, we expanded the Cocoa Life program into Nigeria, one of the world’s largest cocoa-producing countries. Nigeria faces similar challenges to other West African cocoa countries, such as poverty, child labor, and climate change. We started a number of Cocoa Life activities with a focus on local needs assessment on priority needs to tailor the program. This also included collaborating with partners to start registering farmers, training them in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and setting up Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation Systems (CLMRS). Based on the community needs assessments, we will work with implementing partners to expand these activities, as well as introduce additional environmental and community initiatives to fully implement Cocoa Life in Nigerian cocoa communities. By the end of 2023, Cocoa Life reached ~ 8,500 farmers in ~ 320 communities.
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"We are excited that the Cocoa Life program has commenced in Nigeria. We are working with the relevant stakeholders in the cocoa value chain to ensure successful implementation of the program. We are confident that this initiative will scale up the capacity of local farmers, increase cocoa yields, boost net incomes, and contribute toward revitalizing the cocoa industry in Nigeria."
Oyeyimika Adeboye, Managing Director, Mondelēz West Africa
This dashboard demonstrates the scale achieved by the end of 2023 and how Cocoa Life is making progress in its key cocoa-producing countries. Cocoa Life monitors the below indicators under three key focus areas, which we put in place with our partners.
This page was updated in December 2024.