Sentences with phrase «increase cocoa farm»

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Its Cocoa Research Centre in Selborne Estate in Pahang state, Malaysia, conducts research on cocoa - related inter-cropping, pest and disease management, and soil management to promote increased productivity and biodiversity at cocoa farms.

This «mass balance» model of production allows companies to buy more cocoa from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, which means that farmers, the environment, and cocoa - growing communities benefit from companies» increasing purchases.

The criterion will apply to all crops of SAN's certification portfolio, not only to coffee, cocoa or other crops not tolerant to shade and therefore will increase SAN's positive impact on the more than 1.1 million certified farms in 42 countries.

Poverty prevents cocoa farmers from investing in their farms and new practices to increase productivity that would boost their incomes.

For smallholder cocoa producers in Ghana, climate - smart agriculture (CSA) practices like these increase on - farm carbon storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

He mentioned the Free Seedlings Distribution programme which provides early bearing and high yielding planting materials to farmers at no cost, the Free Fertilizer Distribution Programme which is helping to improve upon soil fertility and increase yield, the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Programme which has facilitated the replanting of large hectares of over-aged, moribund and diseased farms as well as the Youth in Cocoa Initiative which is curbing the ageing - cocoa - farmers situation in Ghana.

If the world temperature increases two degrees by 2050, it will be virtually impossible to grow cocoa plants at the elevations where current farms are located.