Program for the Development of Certified Cocoa

Key Outlines

Cocoa Context in Vietnam

Cocoa Context in Vietnam

Eco-Cocoa program

Sustainable and effective

value chain for Certified cocoa

Sustainability

Standard

Quality management

Value chainand Market

ICS and harmonization

Beneficiaries

• Small holding farmers: 0.3-0.5 hectares of Cocoa – Coconut intercropping systems

• Coco is the traditional crop• Local stakeholders involved in cocoa development: traders,

processor, local companies, local exporters

Value chain development

Targets 2014• 4000 farmers certified • 800 tons of certified beans• Price premiums for farmers• Farmers organizations strong• ICS for multi certification schemes in response

to market demand• Long term trading relationships with

international and national cocoa buyers and processors

• Social and environmental benefits• Model for certified agricultural development in

Vietnam

Farmers

Fermenters

Exporters

Cooperative

Processor

traders

Farmer club Sustainability certificate

Activities

Partnership structure

Results achieved so far• Farmers are interested to convert to

certified (UTZ); drivers are mainly price incentive

• All local staff and participating farmers are now able to explain and comply with the introduced standard

• Up to now, there are 400 farmers in Tien Giang being UTZ certified, and about 1000 in Ben Tre

Outlooks and Issues: Quality Vs. Quantity

Outlook: Quality Vs Quantity• How to increase cocoa productivity?

What are the drivers for farmers to give more attention to cocoa?

• Going for high quality – but how? –

• Partnerships in the value chain?

• What role should be taken by different partners?

What do you reckon ?

Thank you!