Gains of using the green Cocoa

Business Service Centres

Improved business management and

performance

Improved income and profitability

Improved/Increased Knowledge and

Experience sharing

Increased market information

Improved cocoa beans quality guaran-

teed

Market product diversification (Cocoa

Butter, paste and powder production)

Enabled added value to product (Cocoa

butter, paste and powder production)

Facilitated networking

Improved risk management strategies

Reduced deforestation for cocoa bean

drying PO Box : 1239 Yaoundé

Phone: +237 222 20 27 72 / 677 11 19 89 / 699 99 00 87

Email: cameroon@snvworld.org

www.snvworld.org

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Increased income for cocoa farmers

through access to green COCOA BUSINESS

SERVICE CENTRES

green COCOA BUSINESS

SERVICE CENTER

Dec 2015—Dec 2017

04 green Cocoa Business Service Centres

BAFIAFCOOP in Bafia, South W est r egion,

Mr. BEN CHE (Tel: 677703816/699790569)

KONAFCOOP in Konye, South W est Region,

Mr. NDEDI BAU (Tel: 661690502/679547147)

SOCOPROCAON in Ngom edzap, Centr e Re-

gion Mr. AMBASSA B. (Tel: 679285184/690979405)

CACOA +Ayos in Ayos, Centr e Region,

Mr. MEYANGA A. (Tel: 674635096/698311829)

Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and

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Objectives

Increase income of cocoa farmers through access to cocoa business services and val-ue addition.

Components

1. Cooperative development

2. Cocoa processing and marketing by cooperatives

3. Market linkage for improved access to financing, inputs and the market itself.

Results

Over 12000 farmers using the CBSC.

At least 2000 farmers with increased incomes from efficient inputs and out-puts markets.

6 solar dryers serving over 4000 cocoa farmers.

At least 32 employment positions cre-ated for farmers in cocoa processing and marketing.

At least 600 farmers earning a premi-um for increased quantity and quality of cocoa business with their coopera-tives.

Innovations

Solar dryer

Cocoa processing

Green cocoa warehousing

Inclusive business models

Leadership and nutrition

Sweet cocoa database

So la r D ry er

An ultra modern solar dryer equipped with tempera-

ture and humidity recorders capable of drying 1.35

tons of cocoa in 5 days at 8% water content mini-

mum. Attract better prices for zero smoky cocoa bean

taste and zero deforestation.

W a re ho us e

A storage space for over 190 tons

of cocoa in bags equipped with a

temperature and humidity moni-

toring equipment. Laboratory for

quality testing before classifica-

tion, office space for management

and garbage collection pit for

waste management.

Pro ce ss i ng Un i t

An equipped building with semi industrial

machinery for cocoa processing and pack-

aging. A show room for display backed

with a gendered cloakroom and toilet. For

cocoa butter, paste and powder

An d mu ch mor e…

Inclusive business models that promote

win—win relationships between coopera-

tives and buyers, input suppliers and fi-

nance institutions, backed by coaching to

practice improved leadership, gender and

youth inclusion , nutrition awareness and

improvement. A computerized dynamic

database enabling access to cooperative

business information at all levels

PO Box : 1239 Yaoundé Phone: +237 222 20 27 72 / 677 11 19 89 / 699 99 00 87 Email: cameroon@snvworld.org www.snvworld.org

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green COCOA BUSINESS

SERVICE CENTER (CBSC)