Feed the Future North / AVANSE

The Pro’s and Con’s of Growing Cocoa in Small Caribbean Countries

AVANSE HAITI

Appui à la Valorisation du potentiel Agricole du Nord

pour la Sécurité

Economique et environnementale

Haiti cocoa beans ready for export

Cultivating high quality shade grown cocoa

• Increase tree coverage in Haiti

Sustainable cultivation

100% fermented

grown cocoa

A time for change for cocoa farmers in Haiti

Feed The Future North / AVANSE will double crop incomes for 43,500 households and double export volume of cocoa from supported farmers by the end of year five.

Opportunities for cocoa farmers

FTFN/AVANSE

Farm Field School

Access to Credit

Fair trade Label

Technical support

Gender inclusion

Voucher for new variety

of cocoa trees

Marketing

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Better Education

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Food Security

AVANSE commitment

Strengthen Communities

Create a sustainable sector across the Northern Corridor to benefit communities and strengthen cocoa farming for the next generation.

Invest in cocoa farmers

Improving the quality of life for farmers and their families as to increase yields and income of cocoa farmers.

FTFN / AVANSE will train an additional 7000 farmers, a continuation of USAID program in the North to assure sustainable growth and economic opportunity.

Constraints for cocoa farmers

Low yield per hectare: <250kg

Soil fertility depletion

Aging cocoa trees

Climate change

Need market information

Private Sector - implementing partners in the North

Maison Novella

• Europe Market

• USA Market

FECCANO

• 100% Fermented Cocoa beans

• Gender Inclusion in cocoa value chain

Pisa

• Start-up, 100% fermented cocoa beans

• A company of REBO group

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Added Value

Our partners in the private sector are looking to partner with chocolate manufactures to produce value-added gourmet chocolate tailored specifically to export markets; a sure avenue to double farmers’ incomes.

Value added Products

Cocoa Flavor Profile

Create new product with cocoa flavor profile for local market Chocolate product has reached $19.9 billion in 2012 according to NCA journal.

AVANSE means going

forward

The Caribbean farmers are looking

for niche market to move forward to

higher quality cocoa products

Thank you for your attention

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