Cocoa Value Chain


Cocoa produced in agroforestry systems, mostly by smallholders in Nicaragua and Honduras, substantially increases employment and income generation as well as food security. This project links and capacitates key actors of the cocoa value chain in both countries and at the regional level. It promotes public-private partnerships to benefit 3’000 small cocoa producers and their families.

Land/Region Thema Periode Budget
Zentralamerika
Honduras
Nicaragua
Landwirtschaft und Ernährungssicherheit
Beschäftigung & Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Klimawandel & Umwelt
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Förderung von landwirtschaftlichen Wertschöpfungskette (bis 2016)
Gewerbeunterstützung & Wirtschaftszugang
Landwirtschaftliche Entwicklung
Landwirtschaftspolitik
Umweltpolitik
01.05.2013 - 30.06.2024
CHF  12’160’000
Hintergrund

There is a steadily increasing global demand for quality cocoa. Central America has a large potential in terms of planting areas and improved productivity. However, there is a need to improve production, productivity, processing and selling of cocoa. Organizational, business and technical capacities of producers and producers’ organizations are low and service provision is poorly developed.

Ziele

To contribute to poverty reduction of the rural population and improve food security in Nicaragua and Honduras.

Zielgruppen

 

  • 3000 families (15’000 persons) producing cocoa in agroforestry systems in both countries.
  • Public and private actors of the cocoa value chain and of the innovation and research system.

 

Mittelfristige Wirkungen
  1. The capacities of cocoa producers and producers’ organizations are strengthened. Cocoa sales have increased.
  2. Production, productivity and quality of cocoa grown in agroforestry systems are increased.
  3. The governance of the cocoa sector and the coordination of stakeholders at local, national and regional levels are strengthened.
  4. Knowledge management in the topics of technologies and market opportunities at regional level are enhanced.

 

Resultate

Resultate von früheren Phasen:  

  1. The capacities of cocoa producers and producers’ organizations are strengthened. Cocoa sales have increased.
  2. Production, productivity and quality of cocoa grown in agroforestry systems are increased.
  3. The governance of the cocoa sector and the coordination of stakeholders at local, national and regional levels are strengthened.
  4. Knowledge management in the topics of technologies and market opportunities at regional level are enhanced.


Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt DEZA
Kreditbereich Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Projektpartner Vertragspartner
Internationale oder ausländische NGO
Privatsektor
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Norden
  • Ausländischer Privatsektor Süden/Osten
  • MEFCCA as main implementer and UNIDO as technical advisor in Nicaragua. FUNDER as leading agency of the consortium FUNDER-FHIA-APROCACAHO in Honduras. RUTA as implementer on the regional level.


Budget Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF    12’160’000 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF    11’929’043
Projektphasen Phase 2 01.01.2018 - 30.06.2024   (Laufende Phase) Phase 1 01.05.2013 - 30.06.2024   (Laufende Phase)