Mars Incorporated in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and national partners will increase the production of cocoa for smallholder farmers in Cote dÂIvoire. Through the Vision for Change: Sustainable Cocoa Communities project between ICRAF and the chocolate company Mars Inc.
The Vision for Change partnership of Mars Inc. ICRAF CNRA Agence Nationale d'Appui au Developpement Rural (ANADER) works to improve the livelihoods of farmers through research on developing improved cocoa varieties securing markets for agroforestry products and quantifying the potential for trees on farms for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Vision for Change project being brought to life in Cote d'Ivoire by ICRAF is a long-term collaboration with national institutions industry peers and others that will apply research and technology transfer to increase yields for cocoa farmers.
Publication year
2016
Authors
Place, F.; Kouamé, C.R.; Aynekulu, B.E.
Keywords
Sustainable Cocoa, Adaptation, Climate change, Cocoa farmers
