THE COCOA SNAPSHOT
16/17 MID-YEAR REVIEW

Bringing you news and updates about the Cocoa Horizons Program from around the world.

The Cocoa Horizons Foundation’s mission is to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers andtheir communities through the promotion of sustainable, entrepreneurial farming, improved
productivity and community development.
This snapshot includes updates of activities from September 2016 through March 2017 for two ofour partner countries - Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, as well as impact from our special project
activities in Tanzania.

SCALING IMPACT AND DRIVING CHANGE THROUGHPRODUCTIVITY AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Farmer Group and Group Member requirements

THE COCOA HORIZONSPROGRAM COVERS:

Traceability of cocoa from farmer to factory gate

COMMUNITY

Farmer Groups and Farmer Training
Activities that target cocoa productivity

Education
Child Protection

Activities that target community development

Women’s
Empowerment

Transparency of premium flows

HealthPRODUCTIVITY
Farmer Training
Farmer Support

Farmer Financing

COUNTRY UPDATESIVORYIVORYCOASTCOAST

September 2016 - March 2017

52,637 Cocoa Horizons registered farmers(48,795 men, 3,442 women) across 628 villages

TRACEABILITY
43,803 MT Cocoa Horizons beans
traced back to source
70% of volume traced digitally(remainder traced via paper trail)

PRODUCTIVITY
24,666 farmers trained in GAP
48 Farmer Group Managers, 46 Group Administrators,
and 144 Farmer Trainers received extensive “Training ofTrainers” on Productivity topics
831 Group Trainings covering 4 modules took place with
67% of farmers
16,262 farmers were mapped
485 farmers received access to cropprotection
4,899 farmers are targeted to have accessto crop protection this year
237 farmers received access to fertilizers
4,899 farmers are targeted to have accessto fertilizers this year
993 farmers targeted to receive 699,500
seedlings for rehabilitation
920 savings accounts opened

COMMUNITY
1 Assistant Branch Manager, 2 Group
Administrators, and 18 Farmer Trainers received
extensive training on implementing a Child Labor
Monitoring and Remediation System (CLMRS)
468 farmers covered by CLMRS, monitoring 667
children
1 school extension constructed, including 3classrooms, 3 latrines, furniture and solar energy
25 communities received school kits, benefiting
2,850 students
6 women have participated in extensive
agroforestry training and farm plot development;
54 are targeted for remainder of year
991 farmers trained in health modules

GHANA
28,386 Cocoa Horizons registered farmers (19,038 men and 9,348
women) across 1,040 villages in Ghana

Biolands Ghana has signed all Cocoa Horizons charters onbehalf of all farmers. 100% of farmers have signed the Cocoa
Horizons contract.

TESTIMONIALS
I have benefitted immensely from the Cocoa Horizon
Program. It has improved my knowledge of farm
maintenance, farm sanitation, and child labour. Also thepremium I get from sales supplements my income and is agood incentive to improve production. I encourage all farmers
to become part of the Nyonkopa and Barry Callebaut familyand enroll on their Cocoa Horizon Program to enjoy all thesebenefits. I thank Nyonkopa and Barry Callebaut forbringing this initiative to my community.

MARGARET AMPONSAH, ASSIN AKROPONG ‘A’ DISTRICT, GHANA

PRODUCTIVITY
10,250 farmers trained in GAP
All new farmers will undergo training in the second half ofthe year
2 Assistant Branch Managers, 29 Field Agents and 10Farmer Trainers received extensive week-long “Training ofTrainers” covering topics including: situational analysis,pruning, nursery management and transplanting
Productivity Package pilot program launched with 116
farmers receiving access to credit, inputs (i.e. pruningequipment) and coaching

TRACEABILITY
675 purchasing clerks and 36 district officers trainedon traceability systems
18,273 MT of Cocoa Horizons beans traced backto source

BANK

8 savings accounts opened via Opportunity International,
each account benefiting a “solidarity group” of 15 farmers
2,647 farmers identified to need 2,138,735 seedlings
for rehabilitation
Together with partnership of the Cocoa Health andExtension Division of the Ghana Cocoa Board, thedistribution of seedlings is planned for June 2017
Demonstration plots established: 16240 farmers mapped in 3 communities

COMMUNITY
98.5% of previously registered farmers
trained in child labor prevention
In conjunction with the International Cocoa
Initiative(ICI) a pilot Child Labor Monitoringand Remediation System will commence inthe second half of the year

TESTIMONIALS
Bringing up a child is a major concern for every mother. I usedto worry a lot about children who are out of school because
they are working in cocoa farming until the Cocoa Horizons Projectcame along. The child labour class has really sensitized the men whowere originally reluctant to educate their children, especially girls.
Now the majority of our children are in school, so I’m actually feelingthe impact of the program since it is helping us to champion thecourse of eliminating child labour related
issues in our community.

VERONICA DODOR, KOTWEA, NEW EDUBIASE ‘A’ DISTRICT, GHANATANZANIA SPECIAL PROJECT

1,500 Cocoa Horizons registered farmers across 15 villages

PRODUCTIVITY
4 nurseries established producing 140
hectares worth of planting material
90% of the nursery workers are women
140,000 seedlings distributed
15 demonstration plots developed

COMMUNITY
65 classrooms constructed1,000 desks delivered
52 toilet stalls constructed
6 teachers’ offices built
100% of farmers and 90 village coordinators
received training on health issues

TESTIMONIALSREPLANTED FARM BECOMES A MODEL FOR OTHER FARMERS
After receiving coaching on productivity and best practices,and support via access to seedlings, Israel Humbo was able toreplant old and non-producing trees with seedlings raised inCocoa Horizons funded nurseries to increase his productivity.