Cocoa processing in Côte d'Ivoire: What will the added value be?

Published 2024년 9월 6일

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The article highlights the findings of the 'Together towards local cocoa transformation' project, a collaboration between Côte d’Ivoire and the Netherlands, aimed at enhancing the cocoa industry's fairness and sustainability using systems thinking. The project used a Material Flow Analysis (MFA) to trace the cocoa value chain and identified the Netherlands as a key trade partner, with most added value being captured during the processing of cocoa powder and butter. The Ivorian government's strategy to increase value addition in Côte d’Ivoire by processing 100% of cocoa into paste by 2030 was assessed, revealing potential benefits for the local economy and farmers' living income. However, the analysis also pointed out challenges and suggested the Orange CocoaPro program as a potential solution, which combines the export of cocoa paste with the utilization of waste streams for exportable products. The article underscores the importance of balancing different objectives and trade-offs in achieving a sustainable and fair cocoa industry.

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In the project ‘Together towards local cocoa transformation’, Metabolic applied systems thinking to the value chain of cocoa between Côte d’Ivoire and the Netherlands. In systems thinking, we focus on the ways in which the individual parts of a system relate and affect each other. It is a powerful tool to identify potential leverage points, the points within a system where action has the biggest impact. The aim of this project was to gain insight into the ways in which collaboration between the two countries could contribute to a living income among cocoa farmers. The objective of the project tells us which topics were of particular interest; supporting the transition to a more fair and sustainable cocoa industry in Côte d’Ivoire, contributing to living income and the position of women and youth in the industry, and exploring circular and local initiatives within the value chain. Analyzing material flows The main tool guiding this project was a Material Flow Analysis (MFA), which ...

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