{"id":26082,"date":"2025-03-26T08:50:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/sustainable-cocoa-farming-the-cacaoeco-project-puts-agroecology-at-the-heart-of-solutions-in-cote-divoire\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T13:45:42","slug":"sustainable-cocoa-farming-the-cacaoeco-project-puts-agroecology-at-the-heart-of-solutions-in-cote-divoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/en\/sustainable-cocoa-farming-the-cacaoeco-project-puts-agroecology-at-the-heart-of-solutions-in-cote-divoire\/","title":{"rendered":"SUSTAINABLE COCOA FARMING: THE CACAOECO PROJECT PUTS AGROECOLOGY AT THE HEART OF SOLUTIONS IN COTE D&#8217;IVOIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26082\" class=\"elementor elementor-26082 elementor-26067\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cb83d5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cb83d5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7146578f\" data-id=\"7146578f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a519b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a519b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>On Wednesday March 19, 2025, INADES-Formation and its partners AVSF, GRET and INP-HB launched the CACAOECO project, which aims to introduce agro-ecological practices to cocoa growing in the CI region. The event took place at the Rose Blanche Hotel in Angr\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n<p>Faced with the major challenges facing the cocoa industry in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, agroecology is an essential solution to guarantee the sustainability of this vital sector. This was the strong message delivered by Dr. ATTA Kouam\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois, MEMINADER-PV Director of Human Resources and Training, representing Minister of State KOBENAN Kouassi Adjoumani, at the CACAOECO project launch workshop. He confirmed that the CACAOECO project, which aims to <em><strong>&#8220;build the capacity of cooperatives to promote and develop agro-ecological practices in cocoa farming in C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire&#8221;,<\/strong> is fully in line with the ambitions and priorities of MEMINADER-PV \/ <\/em>the Ivorian government, which is committed to the sustainable transformation of agriculture<em>.<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-image-26068\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP-cacaoeco.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP-cacaoeco.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP-cacaoeco-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DP-cacaoeco-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p>The launch ceremony was attended by MEMINADER-PV, the Ministry of the Environment, the Prefect of the Adzop\u00e9 region, Cocody town council, journalists, international organizations, the Cocoa Coffee Council, the representative of the beneficiary cooperatives and project partners. The CACAOECO project is financed by the Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD) and implemented by a consortium of organizations comprising <strong>INADES-Formation, AVSF, GRET, INP-HB and Ethiquable. Lasting three years from 2024-2027, it covers the regions of Adzop\u00e9, Divo and San P\u00e9dro. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The CACAOECO project aims to increase productivity, restore degraded ecosystems, strengthen the administrative, economic, financial and commercial capacities of 10 cocoa-growing cooperatives, and promote the empowerment of women and young people. Ultimately, it will enable 10 biofactories to be set up for the production and marketing of organic inputs, as well as the establishment of permanent systems for experimentation, training and technical support. <\/p>\n\n<p>As pointed out by Mr. KOUAME Alphonse, Director of Programs at INADES-Formation, representing the Secretary General of INADES-Formation, the CACAOECO project is a scaling-up of the <strong>biofactory<\/strong> project <strong>carried out from 2021 to 2023<\/strong> by INADES-Formation, which successfully installed two biofactories.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" class=\"wp-image-26070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image.png 945w, https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inadesformation.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;The success of this initiative depends on our collective commitment to promoting agricultural practices that respect our environment and benefit future generations&#8221;, concluded Dr. ATTA Kouam\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois.<\/strong><\/em>concluded Dr. ATTA Kouam\u00e9 Fran\u00e7ois, reaffirming the commitment of the Ministry of Agriculture to support all actions aimed at making Ivorian agriculture a model of sustainability and prosperity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday March 19, 2025, INADES-Formation and its partners AVSF, GRET and INP-HB launched the CACAOECO project, which aims to introduce agro-ecological practices to cocoa growing in the CI region. 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