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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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Increase cocoa farmers income
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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
Come partner with us!
Come partner with us!