New App Helps Coffee Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
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July 10, 2017
Climate-smart agriculture
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Project Profile: MCA-I Green Prosperity
The MCA-I Compact’s Green Prosperity project began on July 1, 2015. It strives to reduce poverty and bolster climate adaptation efforts amongst 8,000 cocoa smallholders in the North Kolaka and North Luwu districts in Southeast and Southern Sulawesi, respectively, through training and incentives that will apply on-farm techniques.
MCA-I Green Prosperity project map
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Indonesia
Project Objectives
Optimize sustainable cocoa yields.
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Raising the Bar on Sustainability Standards
The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and the Rainforest Alliance announced today a newly revised certification standard, which encompasses existing best practices and recent innovations in sustainable agriculture.
Project Profile: Sustainable Climate-Friendly Coffee (CO2 Coffee)
The project supports indigenous Chatino coffee farmers. ... Continue Reading
Towards Productive Landscapes: A Landscape Approach to Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ghana
Deforestation in the tropics is a significant cause of global climate change (Murdiyarso, Hergoualc’h and Verchot 2010). Where land conversion is fueled by commodity agriculture, it is imperative to engage farmers in climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices that include forest conservation. For smallholder cocoa producers in Ghana, increasing on-farm carbon storage and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) […]
Reducing Risk: Landscape Approaches to Sustainable Sourcing
Olam is a global integrated supply chain manager of agricultural products and food ingredients, sourcing 20 products, with a direct presence in 64 countries. In Ghana it sources 80,000 Mt cocoa per year, of which four percent originates from the western Bia-Juabeso region, representing USD 6 million market value. Olam started its operation in the region […]