Sentences with phrase «cocoa farming practices»
This year's report illustrates the company's initiatives to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers through sustainable cocoa farming practices and to address the basic health and education needs of cocoa communities.
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But as one of 8,000 Sulawesian smallholder cocoa farmers participating in a climate - smart program of the Rainforest Alliance and Olam Indonesia (under Millennium Challenge Account — Indonesia), Syamsuddin soon came to understand the new reality of a changing climate, and the urgent need to adapt his farming practices.
Poverty prevents cocoa farmers from investing in their farms and new practices to increase productivity that would boost their incomes.
Low productivity on cocoa farms as a result of poor agricultural practices, nutrient depleted soil, and aging cocoa trees are keeping many farmers in a state of poverty.
This should enable the adoption of better farming practices more quickly as well as continuous improvement in the production and sale of key commodities [such as coffee, cocoa, tea, and bananas].
During his presentation, «The Coffee Journey,» Brett Anderhub of Rekerdres & Sons Insurance, covered the perilous movement from farm to cup (who knew that the concept of General Average is actually in the Bible), while Jack Steijn, chair of ISO and CEN committees on sustainable and traceable cocoa and co-founder of Equipoise, a consultancy for sustainable commodities, talked about the new ISO Standards for sustainability that will be issued in 2018, and whether or not sustainable practices that are being used in cocoa production can be applied to coffee.
For smallholder cocoa producers in Ghana, climate - smart agriculture (CSA) practices like these increase on - farm carbon storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
«Did you know that child slavery is a common practice on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast, the world's biggest supplier of cocoa beans?