The UPCOCOA project
The UPCOCOA project in Cameroon came into existence in October 2006.
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Cocoa farmer dries his cocoa
It is a four-year project which focuses on upgrading the
capacities of cocoa farmers and their organisations. The UPCOCOA project
aims at creating professional and sustainable cocoa businesses. This involves
tackling problems on areas like marketing, institutional capacities, quality
management, productivity, social issues and integrated pest management.
The project will (initially) work with eight cooperatives, comprising of
about 1600 farmers.
The UPCOCOA project is a multi-stakeholder initiative. The project team consists of representatives of ISCOM, ADM Cocoa B.V., Masterfoods B.V/Mars Inc., RIAS (a consultancy organisation within the Rabobank) and IITA/STCP.
A tree full of cocoa pods.
The project is financed by a subsidy of the Cocoa Buffer
Fund of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture (LNV) and by in-kind contributions
of ADM Cocoa B.V., Masterfoods B.V./Mars Inc. and IITA/STCP.
You can find more information about these organisations on our partners
page.
Cocoa ready for sales